Contact PI/Project LeaderMURPHY, KENNETH M Other PIs
Awardee OrganizationWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Description
Abstract Text
ABSTRACT
This renewal application seeks continued support for years 45-50 of the Washington University Training
Program in Immunology. This renewal application refines the training program to take opportunities to address
emerging needs and challenges in training of predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees. Washington University
School of Medicine (WUSM) has been a major center /magnet for both research and training in immunology
over many decades. The Immunology community at WUSM has achieved a world-recognized status, including
5 members of the National Academy of Sciences. It is characterized by a collaborative atmosphere that has
helped establish an excellent environment for training young Immunologists. This T32 training has been a
central component within this community, and has developed a symbiotic relationship that benefits the trainees
and mentors alike. In this renewal application, we have kept those parts that have historically worked
exceptionally well, and have also sought to address what we see as emerging challenges in obtaining a
training toward becoming a leader in immunology research. The needs we see are a result of the ever-
increasing amount of information, which has gradually led to a significant challenge for young trainees to
master, in the short time allotted before the pressures of independent research and discovery in mentor's lab
become the paramount motivation. Further, this application addresses questions from past reviews and refines
the distinction between activities of predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees supported by this T32 training
program and other trainees of the larger graduate program in immunology at WUSM. In this renewal, we have
seen this as a positive opportunity to revise the specific training provided by this T32, through our creation of a
new curriculum specifically tailored to providing a structured environment that ensures the trainee to obtain a
broad and in depth mastery of basic immunology. We are requesting the continuation of the 6 predoctoral and
4 postdoctoral trainee slots per year. This successful Training Program is thus producing the next generation of
basic and clinician scientists, whom we expect will elucidate the intricacies and mechanisms of our immune
system functions, and thereby help develop novel therapeutic strategies for multiple human diseases.
Public Health Relevance Statement
PROJECT NARRATIVE
The Training Program in Basic Immunology at Washington University in Saint Louis seeks continued support
(Years 46-50) to maintain a highly successful mechanism to support talented predoctoral and postdoctoral
trainees, who aspire to become leaders in immunology research. The program faculty are highly accomplished
scientists performing state-of-the-art immunology research in a premier world-class medical research
institution. The Program has supported the careers of many of today's most successful immunology
researchers, and its continued support will train future leaders to expand our understanding of fundamental
immunological mechanisms, with implications for major human diseases.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
CFDA Code
855
DUNS Number
068552207
UEI
L6NFUM28LQM5
Project Start Date
01-July-1978
Project End Date
31-July-2029
Budget Start Date
01-August-2024
Budget End Date
31-July-2025
Project Funding Information for 2024
Total Funding
$367,870
Direct Costs
$390,316
Indirect Costs
$24,665
Year
Funding IC
FY Total Cost by IC
2024
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
$367,870
Year
Funding IC
FY Total Cost by IC
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