Welcome to the Pulmonary T32 Training Grant

Our T32 Multidisciplinary Training in Lung Biology and Pulmonary Medicine program builds on a long tradition of excellence in lung disease research. We aim to bring together an outstanding group of faculty mentors who are internationally recognized thought leaders in their respective disciplines. We are passionate about training the next generation of pulmonary researchers and physician-scientists and working in an institution that actively recruits faculty, trainees, and leaders from underrepresented backgrounds. We have designed an equitable and inclusive training program to provide personalized training opportunities. We will endow our trainees with the skills required to become leading independent researchers, educators, and policymakers in lung biology and pulmonary health sciences. Highlights of our training program include the following:

1. Based in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester, with strong institutional support from by the Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Environmental Medicine.
2. Highly experienced faculty mentors with multiple co-authored publications and collaborative grant applications embodying the team science approach to research.
3. A proven track record of fostering collaborations between basic scientists and clinician scientists, thus facilitating translational research.
4. A training environment that stimulates curiosity and develops the capacity to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.

Our training program supports three post-doctoral fellows and four pre-doctoral graduate students annually. 

• Post-doctoral trainees can be either MD fellows from any clinical fellowship in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, or PhD post-doctoral fellows who are recruited by individual faculty mentors. 
• Pre-doctoral trainees can come from any UR PhD program including the Immunology, Toxicology and Pathology Training Programs.