The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) wishes to congratulate the awardees of the 2023 round of applications for the TL1 Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Clinical Research Training Awards and the KL2 Mentored Career Development Award.
TL1 Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Clinical Research Training Program
Predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows from all seven UMB schools (Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Graduate School) as well as the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) were invited to apply for the TL1 awards.
The TL1 Training Program is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program. Funding for three UMB awardees is provided by the NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA). The two UMCP awardees are funded internally by ICTR and the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower).
The purpose of the TL1 Awards is to support the training of biomedical, behavioral, and clinical researchers through individual training across all UMB schools and UMCP. In addition, junior faculty from UMCP were invited to apply for the UMB/UMCP Internal KL2 Award.
KL2 Mentored Career Development Training Program
UMB KL2 awards are designed to develop the next generation of clinical investigators, guiding scholars toward independent clinical research careers. The UMB KL2 program provides mentored career development to outstanding junior faculty who have recently completed professional training and are performing high-impact translational and/or clinical research. Scholars receive up to three years of support with access to multi-disciplinary mentorship, formal coursework, and professional development opportunities.
The KL2 program is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA). The UMB/UMCP Internal KL2 Awardee is institutionally funded by ICTR and the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower).
The UMB ICTR CTSA KL2 Mentored Career Development Program is led by the director, Christy Chang, PhD, and associate director, Graziela Kalil, PharmD.
The UMB ICTR TL1 Clinical Research Training Program is led by the director, Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS, and associate director, Graziela Kalil, PharmD.
For more information about the scholars and their research interests, visit www.umaryland.edu/ictr/education-and-training/ictr-training-and-career-development-core/ictr-training-and-career-development-news/congratulations-2023-ictr-scholar-awardees/
For more information about the funding opportunity announcements, visit www.umaryland.edu/ictr/education-and-training/ictr-training-and-career-development-core/