# Research Training in Rheumatology

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · 2020 · $343,975

## Abstract

The primary goal of this T32 program is to provide outstanding research training in the pathogenesis of
rheumatic and autoimmune diseases for individuals at several key levels of career development (medical and
predoctoral graduate students, residents, and postdoctoral MD and PhD fellows). The longstanding scientific
opportunities in Denver in basic, translational and clinical research, together with innovative programs available
through the NIH-funded Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) with its Clinical
Research Training Program and formal didactic training in clinical investigation for MD and PhD trainees,
provide a highly supportive environment to promote the goals of this training program. Graduate School
Programs provide substantial formal training as well as intellectual and laboratory resources for trainees
interested in basic research. Extensive mentoring and educational programs in responsible conduct of
research and scientific rigor continue to enhance the quality of the training experiences. Notably, the Division
of Rheumatology is physically located in an Autoimmunity Center space and is proximate to the Department of
Immunology and Microbiology that has recently moved to the same campus, which places trainees in direct
proximity to faculty from many disciplines whose principal focus is on the shared pathogenic mechanisms of
autoimmune diseases. Additionally, the ongoing support of the NIH-funded Autoimmunity Prevention Center
and Colorado Autoimmunity Center of Excellence, the Studies of the Etiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis (SERA),
a rapidly expanding Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine, and the Colorado School of Public Health
further facilitate a comprehensive training environment. The training program will remain under the direction of
Dr. Michael Holers, Professor of Medicine and Immunology and Head of the Division of Rheumatology. Dr.
Holers will be assisted by three Co-Directors, Drs. Jill M. Norris, Kevin Deane and Susan A. Boackle. There
are twenty-one Participating Faculty Members. Support is requested to continue training three postdoctoral
fellows per year as well as two medical students and two pre-doctoral graduate students per year. The
curriculum for the School of Medicine includes research-intensive programs that will continue to provide access
to medical student trainees, and the Graduate School encompasses >20 PhD granting programs as well as a
Medical Scientist Training Program, to facilitate graduate student recruitment. The Department of Medicine has
established within the residency program a Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP), two members of
which will soon enter the Rheumatology Fellowship. The primary criteria by which the program will continue to
be judged is the successful development of academic investigators who drive the basic research and clinical
practice advances necessary to improve the health of patients with rheumatic diseases. Over the past 30 years
this N...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9968068
- **Project number:** 5T32AR007534-34
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER
- **Principal Investigator:** Vernon Michael Holers
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $343,975
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1986-08-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9968068

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9968068, Research Training in Rheumatology (5T32AR007534-34). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9968068. Licensed CC0.

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