NIH T32 Training Grant
UCLA and the VA West Los Angeles are the home to a successful, ongoing National Institutes of Health (NIH) - T32 GI training grant which has been continuously funded for the last 50 years to train the next generation of academicians and physician-scientists in digestive diseases, digestive pathophysiology, and/or gastrointestinal (GI) health.
This GI T32 grant funds the career development and mentored research of GI fellows (adult and pediatric) and other MD or PhD trainees in related GI fields (GI surgery, GI pathology, physiology, and nutrition) in basic, translational, clinical, and outcomes-health services research. Six training slots per year are funded by the NIH. Written applications for funding are prepared by prospective trainees and their chosen, experienced and funded mentors, from a pool of more than 35 NIH-approved mentors at UCLA or the VA West LA (WLA VAMC). The written proposals are reviewed by an executive committee (EC) of ten senior investigators in a peer review process to determine which trainees will be funded. The directors of this T32 grant and the EC are all funded physician-scientists or basic scientists who are very knowledgeable about career development and mentoring others in GI research. They are also in leadership positions of departments or divisions at UCLA or WLA VAMC and are committed to help train others through mentored research. If approved by the NIH, trainees can be funded for career development (such as a PhD through the UCLA STAR Program or masters degree through the UCLA Graduate School) and mentored research for one to three years. Over the last five decades, many successful academicians, physician-scientists, and leaders in GI and related fields have been trained with funding from this NIH T32 grant. The current grant has ongoing funding through June 30, 2026.
Dennis M. Jensen, MD
Martin G. Martin, MD
Joseph R. Pisegna, MD
Yvette Taché, PhD
Contact us
For administrative questions or instructions about applications as a prospective trainee or new mentor, contact Nok Suvanamas at [email protected].
For scientific, mentoring, or physician-scientist questions, contact Dr. Jensen at [email protected]
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