# Clinical/Laboratory Training Academic Gastroenterology

> **NIH NIH T32** · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $429,991

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY:
The overarching goals of the Washington University T32 Program in Academic Gastroenterology are to train,
nurture and develop academic physicians and physician-scientists (MD and MD/PhD trainees) for productive
and sustaining careers as bench or clinical translational investigators, scholarly and institutional leaders in the
broad field of digestive and liver diseases. This Program offers structured opportunities for two trainees per
year (4 trainees total) for mentored training in either laboratory-based scientific discovery (Track 1), or
alternatively in defined areas of clinical translational research, including disease prevention, health
disparities, quality outcomes, public health and epidemiology (Track 2). In this renewal application, we
seek additional support for two predoctoral slots a year, to recruit members of the graduate student and MSTP
community into scientific careers in digestive and liver disease. These overarching goals, reflected in the Rigor
of Prior Research, are realized through intensive and sustained interactions with 28 participating faculty
(14 Track 1; 14 Track 2), individualized programs of research program design, dedicated planning and career
guidance with targets for progressive academic development, supplemented where appropriate by course work
and guided study leading to Masters degrees in Clinical Investigation or Public Health for postdoctoral trainees
and the PhD degree for predoctoral trainees. Our specific aims for the current proposal include: (1). Maintain a
rigorous recruitment and selection process that integrates clinical and research training with career guidance to
sustain a legacy of producing scholarly, research-focused MD and MD/PhD gastroenterologists. (2). Develop an
exceptional pipeline of predoctoral students who will pursue research in digestive and liver research and advance
the field. (3). Create a supportive, responsive and flexible administrative structure to attract and nurture the most
exceptional trainees, particularly women and underrepresented minorities. (4). Provide a structured training
environment with the flexibility to accommodate individualized programs of research training, mentored academic
career guidance and support, including continued comprehensive training in the ethical conduct of research.
(5). Encourage and support postdoctoral trainees to obtain advanced degrees in Clinical Investigation or Public
Health and to obtain formal training where needed in basic and/or applied clinical sciences. (6). Continue a
vigorous external speaker series through partnership with Division and Digestive Disease Research Cores
Center (DDRCC) seminars, and visiting professor engagements that will offer trainees the opportunity to interact
with thought leaders as well as encouraging collaborations and scientific interaction. (7). Devise and implement
career development programs tailored to enhance the transition of trainees to junior faculty status, whether at
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9935663
- **Project number:** 2T32DK007130-47
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Nicholas O. Davidson
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $429,991
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1975-07-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9935663

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9935663, Clinical/Laboratory Training Academic Gastroenterology (2T32DK007130-47). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9935663. Licensed CC0.

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