# Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Interface (CBBI) Program at Notre Dame

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME · 2020 · $289,234

## Abstract

Abstract
 The Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Interface (CBBI) Program at the University of Notre Dame is an
established NIH-funded program, which trains graduate students in a multidisciplinary environment that provides
them with significant training at the interface of chemistry and biology-related disciplines. The goal of the CBBI
Program is to produce PhD scientists who have in-depth training in the student's core discipline, cross-discipline
training to work effectively at the interface, and enhanced interdisciplinary communication skills. The CBBI
Program has been very successful and has established an outstanding training environment for our predoctoral
trainees. Since 2007 we have trained 55 students, 33 of whom have completed PhD degrees in an average of
5.19 years, including 8 underrepresented minorities (URMs), 6 of whom have already received PhD degrees.
Our 55 trainees have 207 publications, of which 94 are first-author publications. This represents 3.76 publications
per trainee and 1.71 first-author publications per trainee. The 8 URMs have produced 37 publications, of which
17 are first-author publications; this represents 4.63 publications per URM and 2.13 first-author publications per
URM. During the past 9 years, our attrition rate has been extremely low, with only 3 of 55 trainees (5.5%) who
did not complete a PhD degree. Not a single trainee has left the program without a PhD degree in the past 5
years, the current cycle of the training program. The characteristics of the CBBI Program include: a large
applicant pool of highly qualified candidates, a strong record of collaborative and multidisciplinary research, a
diverse and strong group of experienced, productive, and federally-funded investigators available to serve as
research mentors, an extended cross-disciplinary research internship outside the mentor's laboratory, training
supplementation with multidisciplinary seminars, trainee meetings, an annual symposium, experienced and
effective program administration, mechanisms for continuous evaluation and improvement of the training
program, professional development and career placement, excellent research facilities, and strong institutional
commitment. We propose to continue to train PhD scientists with the skills and expertise to solve challenging
biomedical problems, regardless of discipline. The University of Notre Dame enthusiastically supports this
training program, and will continue to provide a generous fellowship match to the CBBI Program and additional
resources, including the cost of the research internship for all trainees, upon renewal of funding by the NIH.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9961605
- **Project number:** 5T32GM075762-14
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
- **Principal Investigator:** Mayland F Chang
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $289,234
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2007-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9961605

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9961605, Chemistry-Biochemistry-Biology Interface (CBBI) Program at Notre Dame (5T32GM075762-14). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9961605. Licensed CC0.

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