Predoctoral Training Awards in Translational Research

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Closed for 2010. The Indiana Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTSI) is seeking applicants for special predoctoral training awards in translational research. Translational research consists of either “T1 research” (interface of basic science to human studies) or “T2 research” (interface of human studies to the community). Funding is available for pre-doctoral graduate students. Criteria for application include:

• Successful completion of at least one year of predoctoral training (i.e., applicants must be in at least the 2nd year of their predoctoral program when they apply)
• Co-mentorship by faculty investigators from at least two different disciplines (preferably a clinician and a nonclinician-scientist).
• Research that is translational in nature and takes advantage of the synergism that comes from working at this basic/clinical interface
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident status

Funding is for two years (with the 2nd year of funding contingent upon satisfactory progress). Benefits include a full stipend as well as health insurance, partial coverage of tuition and fees, and access to travel funds.

Interested candidates should e-mail their CV to Colleen Gabauer, Ed.D, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (phone: 765-494-9256). Eligible candidates will be informed of how to proceed with applying.

Young Investigator Awards in Translational Research

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Closed for 2010. The Indiana Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTSI) is seeking applicants for special research fellowships in clinical-translational research. Clinical research includes epidemiological studies, clinical trials, or other investigations involving human subjects. Translational research consists of either “T1 research” (interface of basic science to human studies) or “T2 research” (interface of human studies to the community). To be eligible, candidates must be:

• US citizens or permanent residents
• Full-time junior faculty or research scientists who would be eligible to apply as principal investigator on an NIH grant or career development award but who have not to date been a principal investigator on an R01 or equivalent grant.
• Able to identify co-mentors who are faculty investigators from at least two different disciplines (preferably a clinician and a nonclinician-scientist).
• Planning on submitting a grant for external funding (either a career development award or independent research grant) during the first 12 months of the award.

Postdoctoral clinical or research fellows are not eligible to apply unless their institution has arranged for them to have a full-time faculty or research scientist appointment by summer 2010.

Benefits include partial salary support as well as tuition and fees for required and elective coursework, pilot research monies, and travel funds to attend the national CTSI young investigator meeting.

Interested candidates should e-mail their CV to Donna Burgett at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (phone: 317-630-7447). Eligible candidates will be informed how to proceed with applying.

Indiana CTSI Young Investigator Basic Science Award (KBS)

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 29, 2010. The Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) Young Investigator Basic Science Award in Translational Research is designed to provide promising junior investigators, with a focus on basic science research at the participating affiliate entities of the Indiana CTSI, the opportunity to be mentored in research-intensive multidisciplinary settings. The goal is to assist these junior faculty members to develop a translational research program that will include “T1 & T2 research” (e.g., basic biomedical research that has the potential to lead to results that may eventually impact on clinical outcomes). The trainee must be able to identify co-mentors, a basic scientist and a clinician scientist, whose research interests complement the proposed project. The trainee will be exposed to the process of taking a basic idea and considering (and potentially implementing) its possible effects on clinical areas. It is anticipated that the collaboration will be two-way; the junior faculty member will develop relationships with his/her basic science mentor and the clinical mentor so that ideas can flow in both directions. Indiana CTSI training is viewed as a collaborative endeavor between the trainee and the mentors. Therefore, the application should be reviewed carefully with the mentors prior to submission.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of their CV to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it as a first step in the application process. Please include 'Eligibility for Indiana CTSI Young Investigator Basic Science Award' in the subject line of the email. Indiana CTSI representatives will verify eligibility upon receiving the CV.