Overview
Each position provides two years of postdoctoral research training, with the option to apply for a third year at the end of the second year. Mentors may apply on behalf of a specific candidate.
Funding
Each training grant slot supports:
- NIH-appropriate PGY stipend level
- Trainee-related expenses up to $12,400 per year*
- $1,000 in conference travel support
*NIH provides up to $12,400 per trainee per year for trainee-related expenses, which does not fully cover the UW fringe benefit rate. Any fringe benefit deficit, as well as any additional costs required under the UAW contract, must be covered by the mentor’s department or laboratory using a non-federal (non-sponsored) funding source.
Please note: no funding support can be issued until the program receives the official Notice of Award (NOA) from the NIH.
Eligibility
- Applicants must hold a PhD or MD prior to appointment
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents
- Applicants must hold an active fellow appointment in the mentor’s home department at the time of award
- Graduate students are not eligible
Optional Coursework and Degree-Related Training
Depending on career goals and mentor approval, fellows may pursue additional coursework or degree-related training (e.g., MS or MPH) that directly supports their approved training program. Tuition support may be available through the training grant when allowable under NIH policy and subject to program approval. Any costs exceeding allowable or approved amounts must be covered through non-T32 sources.
Identifying a Candidate
Mentors may identify an applicant in one of the following ways:
- Nominate a current postdoctoral trainee working in their laboratory
- Recruit an external candidate who intends to join their laboratory Mentors may:
PhD postdoctoral fellows are especially encouraged to apply; MD postdoctoral fellows are also eligible. Fellows completing a second year of NIH-funded training who are eligible for a third year may apply through this process.
Research Focus Areas
The Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism Training Grant supports research training in the following areas:
- Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D): Ranging from basic studies to clinical trials addressing the immunology of T1D and novel approaches to its prevention and treatment.
- Physiology of Glucose Homeostasis and Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 diabetes (T2D): Regulation of insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity, pathogenesis of insulin resistance and beta-cell dysfunction leading to T2D, and interventions to prevent and treat T2D in studies spanning basic, translational, clinical and epidemiological investigation.
- Regulation of Energy Homeostasis and Pathogenesis of Obesity: Basic and clinical investigation into the control of energy homeostasis, obesity pathogenesis and the role of the central nervous system in diabetes, obesity and metabolism.
- Complications of Diabetes and Obesity: Basic, clinical and epidemiological studies investigating the impact of obesity and diabetes on different organ systems, with a focus on the liver, kidney and eyes.
The research supported by the Nutrition, Obesity and Atherosclerosis Training Grant centers on three general themes, all related to increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The areas of focus are:
- Relationships among Obesity, Nutrition, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk. This theme includes both basic science and clinical studies of the mechanisms responsible for obesity, its associated cardiometabolic conditions (e.g., type 2 diabetes), and their effect to raise cardiovascular disease risk.
- Dyslipidemia and Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis. This basic science and translational research theme includes studies of mechanisms, disorders, and other factors that lead to dyslipidemia, including diabetes. Mechanisms by which dyslipidemia and inflammation influence events in the artery wall is an additional component.
- Cardiometabolic Disease Development in Populations throughout the Lifespan. This theme studies the interrelationships of nutritional and cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular disease outcomes at the level of populations and communities. Questions befitting unique subpopulations or age groups are also investigated in a translational manner.
Application Materials
- Summary of project (one page maximum). Include the title of your project and describe how the project fits into the candidate's overall career plan. Use language that is understandable to a general scientific audience. Give requested start date for appointment to training program. Indicate how many years of support are requested.
- Candidate's Biosketch or CV - please include the month and year of graduation.
- Mentor’s Biosketch and Funding: Please provide your biosketch, information on your funding, and a brief description about your experience as a mentor and if you have had a fellow on either grant.
Materials should be submitted to endofellows@uw.edu