TL1 Training Grant

Call for Applications

The UF CTSI is now accepting applications for its TL1 Predoctoral Training Program.
Up to three new TL1 Trainees will be named with an anticipated start date of August 16, 2013.

Application Deadline: 5 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2013

Download the application form and instructions.

Email all application documents as a single searchable PDF file no larger than 4MB to:
Eve Johnson, M.A., Program Coordinator (eve11@ufl.edu)

Potential candidates are encouraged to contact the program with any questions:

Program Overview

The CTSI TL1 Predoctoral Training Program provides junior trainees with the skills required to develop a career in multidisciplinary clinical and translational research. The program uses a team-science approach and provides mentoring and didactic training for predoctoral students performing clinical and/or translational research in health-related fields at UF. The CTSI funds the program via its linked NIH award TL1TR000066.

TL1 trainees will initially receive one year of funding, including a stipend (2012 fiscal year level: $23,032*), tuition waiver, and GatorGradCare health insurance via a Graduate Research Assistantship; $2,130 for lab and training-related expenses; and a $1,500 travel allowance to attend and present research at the annual National Predoctoral Clinical Research Training Program Meeting. A second year of funding may be awarded based on performance and progress.

*If a TL1 trainee’s current stipend is above $22,032, a mentor should supplement the stipend from non-federal funds to the original stipend level.


Eligibility Requirements

  1. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents per NIH policy and entering their second or third year of doctoral graduate study. Students from populations underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral and social sciences are encouraged to apply (more information).

  2. Doctoral students from partner graduate programs in the following colleges are eligible to apply:

    Agricultural & Life Sciences ~ Dentistry ~ Engineering ~ Health & Human Performance ~ Journalism & Communications ~ Liberal Arts & Sciences ~ Medicine ~ Nursing ~ Pharmacy ~ Public Health & Health Professions ~ Veterinary Medicine

  3. Applicants must apply in the first or second year of Ph.D. studies, prior to completing doctoral candidacy exams.

  4. Applicants should have strong academic credentials and good communication skills.

  5. Applicants must be able to commit to all requirements of the training program, including the intensive Summer B course, GMS 7093: Introduction to Clinical & Translational Research.

  6. Applicants must propose a research project relevant to human health, which should include at least one component of clinical and/or translational research as defined by the NIH.

  7. Applicants should demonstrate interest in developing a career in multidisciplinary, translational biomedical research.

  8. Applicants must identify two faculty mentors (one basic science and one clinical/translational) and demonstrate strong mentor support.


Program Requirements

TL1 Trainees must:


Application Process & Timeline

Applicants must assemble an application packet that includes a completed application form and supporting materials (download the form and instructions), which include applicant statements; a research plan for the proposed research project, which must have both clinical/ translational and basic science components; and supporting materials from two proposed mentors (one basic science mentor and one clinical/ translational science mentor).

Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2013. Finalists will be interviewed by the TL1 Advisory Committee from April 29 – May 1, 2013, and successful applicants will be notified by May 10, 2013.


Definitions

  1. Clinical Research: Patient-oriented research, including epidemiologic and behavioral studies, outcomes research, and health services research. Patient-oriented research is research conducted with human subjects (or on material of human origin such as tissues, specimens, and cognitive phenomena) in which a researcher directly interacts with human subjects. It includes research on mechanisms of human disease, therapeutic interventions, clinical trials, and development of new technologies, but does not include in vitro studies using human tissues not linked to a living individual. Studies falling under 45 CFR 46.101(b) (4) are not considered clinical research for purposes of this definition. (Source: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/glossary.htm)

  2. Translational Research: Translational research includes two areas of translation. One is the process of applying discoveries generated during research in the laboratory, and in preclinical studies, to the development of trials and studies in humans. The second area of translation concerns research aimed at enhancing the adoption of best practices in the community. Cost-effectiveness of prevention and treatment strategies is also an important part of translational science. (Source: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/glossary.htm)

  3. Permanent Resident: someone who has been granted authorization to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis. As proof of that status, a person is granted a permanent resident card, commonly called a “green card.” (Source: US Citizen and Immigration Services)


TL1 Predoctoral Trainees

Meet our TL1 Predoctoral trainees.