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Division of Interdisciplinary Training (DIDT)
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Introduction
The mission of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) is to improve health by leading the development and accelerating the application of biomedical technologies. The NIBIB provides a home for the research communities of biomedical imaging and bioengineering, and encourages the integration of the physical sciences and the life sciences to advance human health by improving quality of life and reducing the burden of disease.
In an effort to attract bright, young, and talented researchers into the activities of the Institute, the NIBIB is developing new training programs in the biomedical imaging and bioengineering fields. These programs are designed to fill critical gaps in the career continuum, increase the number of clinician scientists in biomedical research, and enhance the participation of under-represented populations. Training a new cadre of interdisciplinary researchers at the intersection of the biological and physical sciences is an important component of the Institute’s mission.
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National Research Service Awards (NRSA)
NRSA support provides stipends to predoctoral students while they work toward research degrees and to postdoctoral fellows while they obtain additional research experience in a mentor’s laboratory.
- T32, T35 – Institutional Training Grants are awarded to institutions with strong research programs to support a designated number of predoctoral students or postdoctoral fellows.
- F31 – Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSAs for Individual Predoctoral Fellows provide up to 2 years of support for research training leading to the Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree for outstanding doctoral students who have passed their qualifying exams.
- F31 – Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSAs for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in Health-Releated Research provide up to 2 years of support for research training of individuals from under-represented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with diabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds leading to the Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree.
- F32 – Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSAs for Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships provide up to 3 years of postdoctoral training support for qualified individuals who have received the Ph.D. (or equivalent) degree.
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Pathway to Independence (PI) Awards
These awards, which consist of a mentored training phase (K99) and an independent research phase (R00), are intended to shorten the path between postdoctoral training and research independence and to increase the number of new NIH investigators.
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Career Development Awards
Career development awards provide salary and laboratory support for individuals who are completing their postdoctoral training and are changing research fields or need protected research time during critical periods of their careers.
- K01 – Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards provide Ph.D. (or equivalent) with up to 5 years of mentored research support as they transition to research independence.
- K08 – Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards provide clinician scientists with up to 5 years of mentored research support as they transition to research independence.
- K23 – Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Awards provide clinically trained professionals with up to 5 years of mentored patient-oriented research support as they transition to research independence.
- K24 – Midcareer Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Awards provide established clinically trained professionals who are actively engaged in patient-oriented research up to 5 years of patient-oriented research support to serve as mentors for new clinical investigators.
- K25 – Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Awards provide up to 5 years of mentored research support to individuals with quantitative backgrounds but little experience in biology or medicine who wish to re-focus their research on basic or clinical biomedical research.
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Conference/Meeting Support (R13)
These awards help support conferences or scientific meetings that are relevant to the NIBIB scientific mission.
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Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA)
AREA awards support biomedical research projects conducted by faculty in academic institutions that have not been major recipients of NIH research awards.
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Research Supplements
- Research Supplements to Promote Clinical Resident Research Experiences are supplemental awards to existing NIBIB grants that provide a 1 to 2 year research opportunity during residency or fellowship training to outstanding clinicians in NIBIB-relevant mission areas.
- Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research are supplemental awards to existing NIBIB grants designed to attract individuals from under-represented groups to biomedical science. Candidates include individuals from under-represented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Eligibility extends from high school to established research faculty.
- Research Supplements for Career Re-Entry are supplemental awards to existing NIBIB grants designed to encourage talented individuals with high potential to re-enter an active research career after time off to attend to family responsibilities.
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Interagency Training Opportunities
- Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institutes Program (BBSI), jointly supported by NIBIB and the National Science Foundation (NSF), was developed to attract individuals to careers in bioengineering and bioinformatics. These 10 week programs are targeted to undergraduate and early graduate students, providing them with interdisciplinary bioengineering or bioinformatics education and research experiences.
- Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program (BESIP) is a partnership between NIBIB and the NIH Foundation. This 10 week summer program provides undergraduate biomedical engineering students an opportunity to participate in cutting-edge biomedical research projects at NIH laboratories.
- Interfaces Initiative for Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Training, a partnership between NIBIB and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), is training a cadre of interdisciplinary scientists at the interface between the biological and physical sciences. Phase I, funded by HHMI, supports the establishment of new interdisciplinary training programs. Phase II, funded by NIBIB, will provide student support for these programs.
- NIBIB-NIST Postdoctoral Program, a partnership between NIBIB and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), provides research support for postdoctoral training. Each postdoctoral fellow has two advisors, one at NIH and one at NIST, and is expected to spend time at both institutions during the course of the 2 year award.
- UMBC Meyerhoff Scholarship Program, jointly supported by the NIBIB and the National Science Foundation (NSF), supports the graduate research training of individuals from under-represented groups interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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NIH Blueprint for Neurosciences
The NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research is a framework designed to enhance cooperative activities among the NIH Institutes that support research on the nervous system. Recent Blueprint training initiatives have included:
- Neurobiology Course Development supports the course development on the neurobiology of diseases that affect the nervous system, emphasizing common themes across diseases and addressing both the basic science and pathology of these diseases.
- Neuroscience Training provides interdisciplinary training in neuroimaging and computational neurobiology to create training programs that span basic and clinical science departments, encouraging the co-mentoring and co-training of basic and clinical researchers.
Additional information on NIH Blueprint initiatives can be found at http://neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov.
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NIH Roadmap Opportunities
The NIH Roadmap is a series of far-reaching initiatives focused on three areas: new pathways to discovery, research teams of the future, and re-engineering the clinical research enterprise. Recent Roadmap training initiatives have included:
- Curriculum development in interdisciplinary research.
- Methodological development in interdisciplinary research.
- Programs for interdisciplinary research training.
- Multidisciplinary clinical career development programs.
Additional information on NIH Roadmap initiatives can be found at http://nihroadmap.nih.gov.
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NIBIB Contacts
Please contact NIBIB program staff with questions or concerns about training awards or the application process. We welcome the opportunity to speak with potential applicants to the Institute’s training programs.
Richard A. Baird, Ph.D.
Director, DIDT
301-435-6686
bairdri@mail.nih.gov
Zeynep Erim, Ph.D.
Program Director, DIDT
301-435-6686
erimz@mail.nih.gov
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