CTSI T32 Program
Comprehensive, flexible training for a diverse cohort of postdoctoral and predoctoral trainees who are committed to a substantive and impactful career in translational research and team science.
The CTSI T32 Program’s training mission is to contribute to the nation’s biomedical workforce by training a diverse pool of scientists in clinical and translational science. The CTSI T32 Program seeks applicants conducting translational research and/or translational science.
This two-year training opportunity, funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), integrates a mentored full-time research experience with an individualized curriculum. The program offers unique professional career development activities focused on translational science, team science, and effective communication with the larger community.
Scholars completing the program not only produce original research, but come away with the skills to be leaders in their labs, their careers and their fields. Equal emphasis is placed on research and professional and career development.
Applications from students who identify as underrepresented in health-related sciences are strongly encouraged.
Program overview
- 100% time committed to research and research career development.
- Includes an individualized curriculum; professional development activities; mentorship; a stipend; health insurance; course and registration fees; and research-related supply and travel funds.
- Requires a primary mentor and interdisciplinary mentor. A near-peer mentor will also be available to interested Scholars.
- Individuals from underrepresented in medicine groups are encouraged to apply.
Pre-doc scholars: 2024–26
Post-doc scholars: 2024–26
Former scholars
Former scholars
Rebecca Abbott, PhD
Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical School
Primary mentor: Arin Ellingson, Medical School
Additional mentor(s): Paula Ludewig, Medical School
Rayna Addabbo, PhD
Institute for Molecular Virology
Mentors: Louis Mansky, Joachim Mueller
Project title: Human pathogenic virus detection and replication - studies on SARS-CoV-2 and HIV-1
Odichinma Akosionu, MPH
Health Services Research, Policy and Administration PhD Program, School of Public Health
Primary mentor: Tetyana Shippee, PhD, School of Public Health
Additional mentor: Peter Huckfeldt, PhD, School of Public Health
Rebecca Brown, RN
PhD Program, School of Nursing
Mentors: Diane Treat-Jacobson, School of Nursing and Erica Schorr, School of Nursing
Project title: Development of predictive screening tool for patient-reported symptom clusters for artery disease
Gretchen Buchanan
Family Social Science PhD Program, College of Education and Human Development
Mentors: Jerica Berge, Timothy Piehler, Gerald August
Project Title: Optimizing integrated care implementation in primary care settings using latent class analysis
Kacey Bui
Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology & Genetics and Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD), Medical School
Primary mentor: Jakub Tolar, Medical School
Additional mentor(s): Christine Kiel, Medical School; Anja Bielinsky, College of Biological Sciences
Daniel Chang
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, College of Science and Engineering
Primary Mentor: Zohar Sachs, School of Medicine
Additional Mentor(s): Chad Myers, College of Science and Engineering
Dunia Dadi, MPH
Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health
Primary Mentor: Susan Mason, School of Public Health
Additional Mentor(s): Eunice Areba, School of Nursing
Rebecca Emery, PhD
School of Public Health
Mentors: Susan Mason, Catherine McCarty
Project title: Identifying health disparities in gestational weight management among rural pregnant women
Emily Faherty, MA
Epidemiology PhD Program, School of Public Health
Mentors: Christy Boraas, Eva A. Enns, Sarah Lofgren, Kumi Smith, Meghan Rothenberger
Project title: Cost-effectiveness and clinical implications of Expedited Partner Therapy for the treatment of N. Gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection
Lillian Haine
Biostatistics PhD Program, School of Public Health
Primary Mentor: Joseph Koopmeiners, PhD, School of Public Health
Additional Mentors: Thomas Murray, PhD, School of Public Health; Jason V. Baker, MD, Medical School
Laura Hooper, RD
Nutrition PhD Program, College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences
Mentors: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Marla Eisenberg
Project title: Weight stigma experienced during adolescence and young adulthood: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations with disordered eating, body mass index, and health risk behaviors
Max Herzberg
Child Psychology PhD Program, College of Education and Human Development
Mentors: Kathleen Thomas, Institute of Child Development, CEHD; Bill Iacono, Department of Psychology, CEHD; and Bryon Mueller, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School
Project title: Resting-state brain networks underlying psychopathology and associations with early life stress
Shannen Kizilski
Mechanical Engineering PhD Program, College of Science and Engineering
Mentors: Victor Boracas, Biomedical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering; and Rumi Faizer, Department of Surgery, Medical School
Project title: Developing a capacitive aortic stent-graft for blood pressure management
Michelle Korir, PhD
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School
Mentors: Gary Dunny, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School; and Courtney Aldrich, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy
Project title: Biofilm-associated antibiotic resistance and stress induced alteration of biofilm architecture in Enterococcus faecalis
Jesse Kowalski, DPT
Rehabilitation Science PhD Program, Medical School
Mentors: Leslie Morse, Clas Linnman
Project title: Identification of neuroanatomical biomarkers of outcomes after spinal cord injury with resting state fMRI
Alyssa Lantz
Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy
Primary Mentor: Melanie Nicol, College of Pharmacy
Additional Mentor(s): Pamela Jacobson, College of Pharmacy; Christopher Staley, Medical School
Ethan Leng
MSTP Student, Biomedical Engineering PhD Program, College of Science and Engineering
Mentors: Greg Metzger, Department of Radiology, Medical School; and Joe Koopmeiners, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health
Project title: Computer-aided diagnosis for prostate cancer detection on multiparametric MRI
Kevin Lin, Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD)
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology PhD Program, Computer Science and Engineering
Mentors: Chad Myers, Anja-Katrin Bielinsky
Project title: Targeted Chemical-Genetic Screen Platform for Identifying Novel AML Therapeutics
Tailor Mathes
Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, Medical School
Primary Mentor: Tyler Bold, Medical School
Additional Mentor(s): Marc Jenkins, Medical School
Warren McKinney, PhD
Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Mentors: Ajay Israni, Department of Medicine, Medical School; Marilyn Bruin, College of Design, Betram Kasiske, Nephrology, Hennepin Healthcare System; and Andrew Wey, Biostats, Hennepin Healthcare System
Project title: Creating a culturally-sensitive report card for Afican-American kidney transplant candidates
Kathleen Miley
PhD Program, School of Nursing
Mentors: Fang Yu, School of Nursing; and Sophia Vinogradov, Department of Psychiatry, Medical School
Project title: Identification of the neural correlates of social functioning and evaluation of the neuroprotective effects of a novel cognitive training intervention in first episode psychosis
Rachel Moss
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, College of Science and Engineering
Primary Mentor: Logan Spector, Medical School
Additional Mentor(s): Beau Webber, Medical School
Kellen Mulford
Medical Physics PhD Program, Medical School
Mentors: Pierre Francois Van de Moortele, Donald Nixdorf, Andrew Grande
Project title: MRI-based biomarkers of treatment outcomes in trigeminal neuralgia
Tenzin Namdul, PhD, TMD
School of Public Health
Mentors: Richard MacLehose, Dedra Buchwald
Project title: Factors Associated with Physical and Cognitive Resilience among a Large Tibetan Monastic Community in southern India
Eric Rawls, PhD
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical School
Primary mentor: Scott Sponheim, Medical School
Additional mentor(s): Erich Kummerfeld, Institute for Health Informatics
Zachary Rivers, PharmD
Social and Administrative Pharmacy PhD Program, College of Pharmacy
Mentors: David Stenehjem, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy; Karen Kuntz, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Emil Lou, Department of Medicine, Medical School; and Andrew Nelson, Department of Lab Medicine and Pathology, Medical School
Project title: The clinical and economic impact of the implementation of prospective pharmacogenomic testing in the care of patients with cancer
Megan Schmit
MSTP Student, BMBB PhD Program, College of Biological Sciences
Mentors: Anja Bielinsky, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics, College of Biological Sciences; and Jeff Miller, Department of Medicine, Medical School
Project title: The role of Mcm10 in NK cell deficiency
Joshua Shirley
Medicinal Chemistry PhD Program, College of Pharmacy
Mentors: Erin Carlson, Department of Chemistry, CSE; Ryan Hunter, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School; and Elizabeth Hirsch, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy
Project title: Detection of bacterial pathogens and β-lactamases in cystic fibrosis patient samples using chemical probes and flow cytometry as a novel diagnostic technique
Rebekah Summers, DPT, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Medical School
Mentors: Colum MacKinnon, Department of Neurology, Medical School; and Noam Harel, Departments of Radiology and Neurology, Medical School
Project title: Alterned neuroplasicity of the motor system with people with ideopathic REM sleep behaviour disorder: a harbinger of Parkinson's Disease?
Dechen Wangmo
Pharmacology PhD Program, Medical School
Mentors: Subree Subramanian, Emil Lou, Tim Starr
Project title: Role of tumor cell intrinsic factors in colorectal cancer immune evasion
Serena Xiong, MPH
Epidemiology PhD Program, School of Public Health
Mentors: DeAnn Lazovich, Rebekah Pratt
Project title: HPV Self-Sampling in Primary Care Clinics in Minnesota: A Pre-Implementation Study
Additional information
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Jayne Fulkerson, PhD, professor, School of Nursing, and affiliate professor, School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, directs the program, and Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, PhD, professor, Medical School, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Division, and vice chair of research, Department of Pediatrics is the program's associate director.
Contact
[email protected]
612-625-2022