# Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award

> **NIH NIH KL2** · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · 2020 · $1,458,945

## Abstract

Core I: Institutional Career Development Core (KL2)
Project Summary/Abstract: The rationale for the Career Development Core is to continue Penn's focus on
strengthening the discipline of Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) – that which blends the projection of
hypothesis based research from model systems into humans, harvests the value of unbiased technologies in
compound selection and integrates a thorough knowledge of human pharmacology. The primary objective of
the KL2 program is to recruit, train and nurture a new cadre of professionals with defined knowledge and
expertise in CTS. An additional objective, via the ITMAT, is to attain centralized organization and supervision of
all clinical and translational training programs at Penn and its partner institutions under a single leadership
structure. We will work to achieve this objective across the spectrum of potential and existing postdoctoral
trainees transitioning to junior faculty in the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Engineering and
Veterinary Medicine. Our approach to achieve this objective is through the provision of a structured
combination of course work, a mentored research project, a professional development core, short term
externships, and a resource core that provides efficiency and an enabling environment. Nine scholars will be
appointed, each for a minimum of two years. Upon completion of the KL2 program, scholars are expected to
have mastered the required core competencies for clinical and translational scientists and to have achieved
objective measures of success – published in the peer reviewed literature, obtained an individual mentored
career development award or independent grant funding and secured an academic or industry appointment
with continued substantial engagement in CTS.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9949455
- **Project number:** 5KL2TR001879-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
- **Principal Investigator:** Emma Anne Meagher
- **Activity code:** KL2 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $1,458,945
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-07-01 → 2021-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9949455

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9949455, Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award (5KL2TR001879-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9949455. Licensed CC0.

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