# Research Training in Microbial Diseases

> **NIH NIH T32** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $399,051

## Abstract

Project Summary
Clinician scientists in infectious diseases must serve as leaders in the development of new
strategies to effectively prevent, diagnose, and treat infection. This requires clinicians to build
upon scientific advancements from varied disciplines through collaboration with basic scientists,
clinical investigators, and translational researchers whose work is “bench to bedside.”
Given the current nature of post-doctoral MD research training, relatively few physicians have
the interdisciplinary clinical and research training needed to conduct high quality research that
address infectious diseases. Also, with the global burden of infectious disease, clinical
researchers who are able to conduct basic science, clinical investigation and translational
research on both the domestic and an international level is imperative.
The ultimate goals of this research training program is to develop academic leaders in infectious
diseases by 1) providing a dynamic, highly collaborative training environment with outstanding
research opportunities, particularly for those interested in international ID; 2) providing a
structured supportive training process that consistently trains research-naïve physicians
producing productive physician-investigators who have successfully competed for extramural
funds after program graduation; and 3) promoting the academic success of physician-
investigators from underrepresented groups and women, critical for the future creditability of
academic medicine. We propose to achieve this goal by providing two years of integrated
research experience and coursework to post-doctoral fellows in Adult Infectious Diseases at
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
The Johns Hopkins University is uniquely qualified to develop and maintain such a program
given the on-going research of our faculty, the successful outcomes of our previous trainees,
the resources available, and the continuous influx of bright dedicated infectious diseases
physicians. The proposed training program will be unique at Johns Hopkins University because
of its emphasis on the development of successful leaders in infectious diseases research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9966840
- **Project number:** 5T32AI007291-30
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Sara Elizabeth Cosgrove
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $399,051
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1986-09-01 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9966840

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9966840, Research Training in Microbial Diseases (5T32AI007291-30). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9966840. Licensed CC0.

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