# Institutional Career Development Core

> **NIH NIH KL2** · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · 2020 · $976,318

## Abstract

The mission of the Institutional Career Development Core is to train, mentor, and develop the next generation
of skilled and diverse researchers to conduct high-quality clinical and translational research. The proposed
Institutional Career Development Core (KL2) program will be enhanced and expanded and will be a major
resource for clinical and research departments across Weill Cornell and its partner institutes. Importantly, our
KL2 graduates in CTSC (1.0) have made impactful contributions to the field. The KL2 Program has established
a track record of providing training in new and emerging technologies (e.g. Nanotechnology, Bioengineering,
and Biomedical 3D Printing) in addition to training in core competencies. With newly expanded and novel
initiatives involving creativity, entrepreneurship, team science and precision medicine, we will equip a highly
skilled cadre of scientists and their teams with the skills to tackle complex biomedical challenges using
impactful solutions to accelerate the clinical and translational continuum. Further, Scholars will be introduced
to diverse career pathways including non-traditional experiences such as mini-sabbaticals or externships in
pharmaceutical companies and government agencies. An enhancement of Team science for the biomedical
research teams of the future will be developed. Also, an interdisciplinary approach to spark interest in
entrepreneurship will capitalize on collaborations with the Kevin M. McGovern Family Center for Venture
Development.; an annual Alumni Career Panel to feature graduates who have gone on to successful careers in
research in academia, industry, or government; and an “Entrepreneurs in Residence Program” where
successful entrepreneurs will serve as mentors to the Scholars and students. Training workshops conducted
by experts in the field of research mentoring will be offered on-site for both mentees and mentors with access
also to an online curriculum offering best practices in mentoring. With newly expanded initiatives involving
creativity, entrepreneurship, team science, precision medicine, and informatics, a highly skilled cadre of
Scholars will be equipped to tackle the complex biomedical challenges with innovative and impactful solutions.
In the proposed funding period (CTSC 2.0), the Program will leverage the strengths of Weill Cornell CTSC’s
with its partners, its resources, and other active collaborators to enable basic and clinical investigators to
achieve successful independence and make significant contributions to the field of Clinical and Translational
research. The successful programs will be made available throughout the CTSC network.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9970568
- **Project number:** 5KL2TR002385-04
- **Recipient organization:** WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV
- **Principal Investigator:** Dean F. Bajorin
- **Activity code:** KL2 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $976,318
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-05 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9970568

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9970568, Institutional Career Development Core (5KL2TR002385-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9970568. Licensed CC0.

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