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NIH CTSA Predoctoral T32 Mentored Research Training Program

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CTSI Predoctoral T32 Mentored Research Training Program

The T32 grant provides full-time research training support for post-candidacy predoctoral learners pursuing mentored clinical and translational research or clinical and translational science who are enrolled in any Ohio State graduate degree program.

The T32 grant provides full-time research training support for predoctoral trainees pursuing mentored clinical and translational research or clinical and translational science who are enrolled in any Ohio State graduate degree program and are postcandidacy. Examples of potential projects include research focused on advancing therapeutics, developing new clinical interventions, proof of concept studies, investigating/fostering behavior modifications to improve health, health outcomes research, etc.

This program replaces the previous TL1 training program from the CTSI.

Release Date

September 2, 2025

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Full Application Due

December 19, 2025

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Information Session

September 11, 2025

T32 awardees will receive:

  • Travel funds to attend national meetings
    • Including the annual Translational Science meeting from the Association for Clinical and Translational Science
  • Access to the CTSI professional services and staff
    • Including biostatistics, subject recruitment and human subjects approval
  • Access to a training curriculum
    • Clinical and translational research methodology and specialized training seminars
  • Stipend support awarded at the NIH allowed annual maximum
  • Tuition and fee award

A Focus on Health for All

A special focus of the T32 training grant improving health for all. There is an urgent need to expand and rigorously train a clinical and translational scientist workforce that will deliver innovations with intentionality to achieve improved health for all. The education and training to produce researchers capable of leading these efforts requires specialized instruction in clinical and translational science to bridge the gap between the lab and the clinic. Training in clinical and translational science is anticipated to promote cross-fertilization between disciplinary boundaries that will accelerate translation through clinical and translational discovery stages that ultimately bring innovations to all communities. The CTSI Predoctoral T32 will provide training through coursework, seminars, lunch and learn programs and other training initiatives.

T32 Leadership

Bumgardner Ginny

Ginny Bumgardner, MD, PhD

Director of the T32 Predoctoral Research Training Grant

Associate Dean for Physician-Scientist Education and Training

Professor of Surgery in the Ohio State College of Medicine

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Sakima Smith, MD, MPH

Assistant Director of the Predoctoral T32 Program

Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine in the College of Medicine

CTSI Predoctoral Trainees and Projects

Carrying On the Legacy of the TL1

The CTSI Predoctoral T32 Mentored Research Training Program continues the legacy of trainee success of the CTSI TL1 Mentored Career Development Program funded from 2008 to 2023. The new Predoctoral T32, provides the same excellent training opportunity for predoctoral students on their journey to becoming clinical and translational researchers as the previous TL1.

Pilot Chapter of the International Association of Clinical Research Nurses (IACRN)

Karen Carter and Alexander McDaniels are looking for Clinical Research Nurses who are members of, or are interested in becoming members of the International Association of Clinical Research Nurses and creating a sub/pilot chapter in Central Ohio. The goal is to gather interested individuals to create the pilot chapter and collaborate with the Ohio Valley chapter to learn and build the foundations for a full chapter. The aim is to promote clinical research nursing education, discuss best practices, create a supportive network, and encourage professional growth. 

Please contact Alexander and Karen to ask any questions or to confirm interest.

Julie Johnson, PharmD, is the Director and Principal Investigator at The Ohio State University Clinical and Translational Science Institute. 

Appalachian Translational Research Network (ATRN) Annual Health Summit

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Path to K

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Path to K

The Path to K Mentored Career Training Grant provides up to two years of support to faculty from health science colleges working toward writing an NIH K award.

Path to K Important Dates

Release Date

September 10, 2025

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Letter of Intent Due

October 26, 2025, 11:59 p.m. 

Application Due

December 16, 2025, 11:59 p.m. 

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Path to K Budget Form

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The Ohio State University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), the Office of Research and The Ohio State University College of Medicine are seeking applicants to apply for the Path to K Career Development grant, whose purpose is to train clinical and/or translational investigators and prepare them for a successful K grant application. The CTSI, Office of Research, and College of Medicine Path to K Program supports the career development of investigators who have made a commitment to conduct either patient-oriented or translational research. The Path to K Grant is available for a period of up to two years (contingent on satisfactory progress).

Early career junior faculty on the tenure or clinical track from the following health sciences colleges at the Ohio State University are eligible to apply: College of Dentistry, College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Optometry, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health and College of Veterinary Medicine.

The CTSI seeks proposals that address scientific questions consistent with the CTSI mission to transform and advance the discipline of clinical and translational research at The Ohio State University. Proposals may come from any stage of research along the path from the biological basis of health and disease to interventions that improve the health of individuals and the public.

Path to K Mentored Career Development Grant

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Professional Trainings

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Professional Trainings

Recurring trainings for those early in their research career.

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Business of Science

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and partner the Fisher College of Business Executive Education, present “The Business of Science,” a workshop designed to provide faculty researchers in the health and biomedical sciences with enhanced skills in innovation, project management and team leadership. The sessions are practically oriented, interactive and introduce participants to methods they can implement immediately in their research projects.

This event is held in the fall during even numbered years.

Read more about the event

Research Mentoring Training

Are you a faculty mentor or would you like to be a mentor? 

The Clinical and Translational Science Institutes (CTSI) presents up to three mentoring workshops a year to develop your competency as a mentor. The training is designed to help faculty who mentor early career researchers, whether junior faculty, postdoctoral trainees or graduate students to become more effective research and career mentors. 

The two-session workshop uses a case-based, discussion-oriented curriculum designed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experience in Research (CIMER). CIMER develops theoretically-grounded, evidence-based and culturally-responsive training materials. The training is designed to help faculty who mentor early career researchers, especially junior faculty, to become more effective research and career mentors. A randomized controlled trial of this mentoring curriculum demonstrated that this training improved the skills of mentors. 

Topics include:

  • Approaches to research mentoring  
  • Maintaining effective communications  
  • Assessing understanding 
  • Establishing expectations
  • Promoting professional development
  • Fostering independence

Monthly Professional Development Seminar Series

The CTSI holds a series of seminars for clinical and translational science researchers focused on issues related to career development, grant writing, managing teams, research methodology, responsible conduct of research and other topics.

Clinical and Translational Research Seminar Series

The 21st Annual Ohio Mass Spectrometry Symposium

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Ohio State appoints new leader of translational research, receives $37.9M NIH grant

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Julie Johnson, PharmD, as director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS), associate dean for Clinical and Translational Research in The Ohio State University College of Medicine and associate vice president of Research for The Ohio State University. She will also hold the Dr. Samuel T. and Lois Felts Mercer Professorship of Medicine and Pharmacology.

As director of the CCTS, Johnson is the principal investigator of a seven-year $37.9 million Clinical and Translation Science Award from the National Institutes of Health, which funds the center’s work to turn scientific discoveries into clinical therapies that improve human health for all. The grant supports collaborative research by Ohio State, Ohio State Wexner Medical Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital. This is the CCTS’ fourth cycle of NIH funding since 2008. 

With a health equity lens, this new grant will focus on the development of innovative methods and approaches to address roadblocks in clinical and translational research, support workforce development, increase collaboration across academic and scientific disciplines and expand access to research technologies.

Read more about Dr. Johnson and how the grant supports the work of the CCTS

Julie Johnson, PharmD, is the Director and Principal Investigator at The Ohio State University Clinical and Translational Science Institute. 

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