# NRSA Training Core

> **NIH NIH TL1** · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2020 · $1,374,547

## Abstract

The purpose of this TL1 Clinical and Translational Science (CTS) Fellowship is to provide rigorous
individualized training that encompasses core competencies in translational research methodologies and
interdisciplinary professional skills. We will support the career goals of fellows through an intensive program
of mentoring, scholarly activities, and career coaching. Over the past fifteen years, we have built an extensive
infrastructure of career development and degree programs tailored to educate and train investigators at every
stage of the career pipeline and across the spectrum of translational science. Our commitment to mentoring as
an integral part of career training has resulted in well-established mentoring programs and an expansive pool
of experienced senior investigators willing to serve as mentors to trainees and students. We also provide
trainees access to extensive statistical, ethics, data management, design, analytic and editorial resources to
further support their pilot research projects and grant proposals. For the CTS Fellowship, we will draw fellows
and faculty mentors from the six Schools of the Health Sciences, as well other schools such as engineering, and
social sciences. In addition, we are collaborating with 18 Minority Serving Institutions who send fellows to
Pittsburgh for training. We also will utilize the more than 80 institutes and centers at the University that serve
as hubs for multidisciplinary research. The immediate objectives of this TL1 CTS Fellowship are to: recruit
outstanding fellows; train fellows in rigorous research methods; employ externships to provide real world
research experience; build skills in team science, leadership, stakeholder engagement, and entrepreneurship;
guide fellows in asking important translational research questions and implementing research projects; ensure
close monitoring of fellows to guide their research career development; and help fellows learn about
stakeholder engagement and develop relationships with stakeholders in their areas of research. Through
rigorous methodological training and productive research, we aim to shorten the time to independence for
fellows by providing them with the foundation for successful career development awards. Our long-term
objectives are to ensure that fellows complete their translational research studies on schedule, disseminate
their research widely, and are positioned to take full advantage of career options in translational research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9960610
- **Project number:** 5TL1TR001858-05
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
- **Principal Investigator:** KEVIN L KRAEMER
- **Activity code:** TL1 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $1,374,547
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-07-12 → 2021-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9960610

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9960610, NRSA Training Core (5TL1TR001858-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9960610. Licensed CC0.

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