Lung Biology T32 Training Program
The three major aims of our training program are to:
- Provide three years of rigorous scientific training for physician-scientists, enabling them to serve as independent investigators examining scientific questions directly related to human lung disease.
- Provide up to three years of postdoctoral training to PhD scientists, focusing their studies in lung biology.
- Train graduate students from the MD-PhD program and other established degree-granting programs – and guide them into careers in lung research.
MD trainees are strongly encouraged to obtain advanced degrees to optimize their opportunities for a successful investigative career.
Three Major Curricular Areas
Cell & Molecular Biology
Cancer Biology & Control of Cell Growth
Peter Bitterman, MD
Colin Campbell, PhD
Stephen Hecht, PhD
Craig Henke, MD
Carol Lange, PhD*
Natalia Tretyakova, PhD
Regulation of Ion Transport
Samuel Dudley, MD, PhD
David Ingbar, MD
Scott O’Grady, PhD
Cell Regulation by Hormones & Environment
David Bernlohr, PhD
Stephen Hecht, PhD
David Ingbar, MD
Carol Lange, PhD
Irina Stepanov, PhD
Applied Technologies & Experimental Therapeutics
Timothy Griffin, PhD
David Largaespada, PhD
Carston Wagner, PhD
Christine Wendt, MD
Immunobiology, Infection & Lung Inflammation
Anthony Baughn, PhD*
Bryce Binstadt, MD, PhD
Gary Dunny, PhD*
Mikael Elias, PhD*
Brian Fife, PhD
Kristin Hogquist, PhD*
Ryan Hunter, PhD*
Stephen Jamieson, PhD
Marc Jenkins, PhD
Ryan Langlois, PhD*
Louis Mansky, PhD
David Masopust, PhD
Daniel Mueller, MD
Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, PhD
P. Sriramarao Rao, PhD
Yoji Shimizu, PhD
*Faculty new to this application since the last competitive renewal
**Associate/Junior Mentors
Clinical & Public Health Research
COPD & Airways Disease
John Connett, PhD
Ken Kunisaki, MD
Christine Wendt, MD
Tobacco: Biologic Effects & Control
Steve Fu, MD, MSCE
Dorothy Hatsukami, MD
Stephen Hecht, PhD
Anne Joseph, MD
Lisa Peterson, PhD*
Irina Stepanov, PhD*
Critical Care & Outcomes
Timothy Beebe, PhD
Mary Butler, PhD, MBA*
Timothy Church, PhD*
R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA
Kristine Ensrud, MD
Marshall Hertz, MD
Karen Kuntz, ScD
Erin Krebs, MD, MPH*
Pamela Lutsey, PhD, MPH
James Neaton, PhD
Orly Vardeny, PharmD*
Craig Weinert, MD, MPH
Rachel Widome, MD, MHS*
Timothy Wilt, MD, MPH, MACP*
Public Policy, Environmental Health & Health Services
Bruce Alexander, PhD
Lynn Blewett, PhD
R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA
Karen Kuntz, DSc
Jeffry Mandel, MD, PhD
Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH
*Faculty new to this application since the last competitive renewal
**Associate/Junior Mentors
Systems Biology, Bioengineering & Bioinformatics
Systems Biology, Bioengineering & Regenerative Medicine
Victor Barocas, PhD
Filippo Colletti, PhD*
Arthur Erdman, PhD
Craig Henke, MD
Rolf Hubmayr, MD
John Marini, MD
Joseph Metzger, PhD
Brenda Ogle, PhD
John Osborn, PhD
Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, PhD
Bioinformatics & Biostatistics
Constantin Aliferis, MD, PhD
John Connett, PhD
Dan Knights, PhD*
Vipin Kumar, PhD
Eric Lock, PhD*
Cavan Reilly, PhD
Gyorgy Simon, PhD*
Neuroscience & Sleep
Timothy Ebner, MD, PhD
Conrad Iber, MD
Rachel Widome, MD, MHS
*Faculty new to this application since the last competitive renewal
**Associate/Junior Mentors
Training Faculty are drawn from four Academic Health Center colleges and the College of Science & Engineering. Faculty expertise extends across a broad spectrum, including pulmonary fibrosis; lung injury; lung cancer; COPD; sleep medicine; asthma; cystic fibrosis; and bioethics. Comprehensive resources and stable research funding in each area provide an outstanding training environment.