ICTS T32 NRSA Training Program

Overview
The UC Irvine Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) has an NIH-funded (formerly TL1, now T32) training program designed to integrate training in clinical research and translational science into the core curriculum of students in medicine, biology, public health, nursing, pharmaceutical sciences, biomedical and social sciences, physical sciences, engineering, and informatics. The program consists of two T32s, one to fund promising predoctoral-level graduate students, and one to support postdoctoral-level scholars.
We will have one open funding slot for a postdoctoral research trainee to begin July 1, 2025. Please see below for more information and application requirements.
Eligibility
All Applicants Must:
  • Have a project focused on clinical translational science
  • Have one primary mentor and at least one other co-mentor from a separate discipline
  • For predoctoral applicants: be a current graduate student enrolled in a program leading to a PhD, MD, DNP, DDS, DO, PharmD, or other equivalent professional doctoral degree program in years 1-4 of their program, and be able to conduct research full-time for an appointment period of 2-3 years
  • For postdoctoral applicants: currently hold a postdoctoral position and have no more than 2 years of postdoctoral training since the date of their terminal degree and be able to conduct research full-time.
  • Be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder
To apply for the ICTS T32 Trainee position applicants must submit the following:
  1. Personal Statement including your training and mentorship plan (Limit to 2 pages)
  2. NIH Biosketch (new format)
  3. Research Plan Title (Limit 300 characters, including spaces)
  4. Research Plan Abstract/Summary (Limit 250 words)
    • Include description of multidisciplinary integration of project and/or mentoring team
  5. Research Plan (Limit 5 pages) consisting of four sections:
    1. Description of Research Question
      • Hypothesis and specific aims
    2. Background and Key Literature
    3. Study Design/Research Plan (work closely with mentor to write)
    4. References/Bibliography (Not included in the page count)
  6. 1 Letter of Support from the mentoring team consisting of your Primary Mentor and Co-mentor(s)
  7. NIH Biosketches from Primary Mentor and Co-mentor(s)
  8. Letters of recommendation from at least one faculty member who is familiar with the applicant’s credentials and work but is not included in the mentoring team (minimum 1 letter, maximum 3, cannot be the same individuals on the mentoring team)
All application documents should be submitted in PDF format as one file, and emailed directly to Sydney Groesbeck at sgroesbe@hs.uci.edu.