# Integrative training in biomedical systems

> **NIH NIH T32** · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $133,068

## Abstract

Abstract
The goal of the NIGMS-sponsored Systems and Integrative Biology (SIB) Training Program at The Ohio State
University College of Medicine (OSU COM) is to educate an elite set of graduate students in the research
approaches and competencies required for interdisciplinary basic and translational research. The Program
explores mechanisms of cellular and complex organ systems, how their disruption leads to disease, and how
the integration of disciplinary approaches in basic and medical sciences can lead to new discoveries that
impact human health. It is coordinated with the broader COM effort within our medical center to generate
discoveries that improve people’s lives through innovation in education and research. Our objective is to
provide predoctoral trainees with an interdisciplinary curriculum that maintains high standards of intellectual
rigor, fosters creativity and passion for research, and provides research opportunities with selected faculty that
cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. The SIB Program was designed as an integral component of the
larger Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BSGP), our parent Ph.D. training program, that provides high
quality training opportunities to prepare our BSGP and MSTP graduates for successful careers in biomedical
research. We are requesting funds for training six SIB predoctoral students per year for years 1 and 2 and
eight SIB trainees per year for years 3-5, including three newly chosen trainees who have completed their first
year in the BSGP core curriculum and three trainees who have completed one year in the SIB Program and
compete for a one year renewal. Institutional support is provided. Coursework in analytics, workshops in team–
building and communications skills, seminars, grant writing, training in the responsible conduct of research,
and focus in two or more of eleven areas-of-research emphasis with vetted faculty members are the
mechanisms by which the SIB Program provides collaborative and interdisciplinary training opportunities. The
SIB Program faculty lead biomedical science research teams who are committed to student education and
training, and who embrace the vision of diversity and cooperation in our academic research community. We
are also committed to maintaining geographic and ethnic diversity in our Program through targeted recruitment
and retention. In summary, the SIB Program will impart the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills to enable
trainees to embrace our research mission and position themselves as leaders in a wide range of biomedical
science careers.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9952383
- **Project number:** 5T32GM068412-13
- **Recipient organization:** OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** JEFFREY D PARVIN
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $133,068
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2005-07-01 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9952383

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9952383, Integrative training in biomedical systems (5T32GM068412-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9952383. Licensed CC0.

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