Sleep and Circadian T32 Training Grant
Transdisciplinary Training in
Sleep and Circadian Research (T32)
Supported by NIHT32 HL149646 and
the College of Arts and Sciences, the Graduate School,ÌýÌý
the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Department of Integrative Physiology
at the University of Colorado Boulder
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This training program aims to recruit, select and retain outstanding trainees, promote excellence, provide high quality training, educational, and career development experiences to prepare trainees for research-intensive and research-related careers; shape tomorrow’s scientific leaders, foster rigorous and collaborative sleep and circadian science, ensure successful progress of trainees toward predetermined milestones defined in Individual Development Plans; and expand the number of investigators conducting transdisciplinary sleep and circadian science.
Programmatic Goals
The University of Colorado transdisciplinary training program is designed to prepare outstanding pre-(PhD) and post-(PhD, MD/PhD, MD) doctoral fellows for science careers that address cutting-edge basic and clinical research questions that represent the future of biomedical research. The training program will foster transdisciplinary research with state-of-the-art technologies and methods used by participating T32 faculty laboratories.
The program is novel in that it exposes trainees and faculty from broad biomedical research backgrounds to collaborative sleep and circadian science. Similarly, current sleep and circadian trainees and expert faculty benefit from meaningful interactions with investigators from different research backgrounds, particularly those from biomedical research areas that are of high importance to the NIH.
The research training activities of the participating T32 faculty emphasize transdisciplinary training in sleep and circadian physiology with research programs focused on cardiovascular, genetics/genomics, metabolomics, proteomics, biomarker development, bioinformatics, biostatistics, epidemiology, stress physiology, immunology, endocrinology, metabolism, obesity, diabetes, neuroscience, pediatrics, development, aging, psychiatry, and pulmonary and behavioral sleep medicine.
Career development is an important part of our program and we actively help our doctoral and post-doctoral trainees obtain their next training or job placements and assist them with future career advancement.Ìý Details on the required core curriculum and training activities can be found at the link below.
Promoting Representation and Excellence Strategy
This T32 is committed to excellence in the training of future biomedical research scientists. We aim to train a representative workforce and include participation of trainees from all groups in our research teams. We seek and encourage applications from outstanding trainees from all backgrounds to join our scientific community as it provides innovative, balanced, and informed perspectives that enhances scientific productivity and fosters the growth of the scientific field.
Public Health Relevance
Insufficient sleep and circadian dysregulation cause, promote and exacerbate major medical health problems such as cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, depression and respiratory disorders. The number of investigators being trained in transdisciplinary sleep and circadian research cannot keep pace with the accelerating health-care problems associated with insufficient sleep and circadian dysregulation. This training program aims to increase the number of researchers in the pipeline and facilitate the development of the next generation of scientific leaders; and thereby, this training program will ultimately contribute to knowledge of integrative physiological mechanisms and the treatment of disease that will advance the health and well-being of the public.
Further InformationÌý
Training Plan / Core Curriculum
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Applications from Pre-doctoral and Post-doctoral candidates for 2025-2026 are open now and are due by March 31, 2025.
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Please email Prof. Kenneth Wright to request a copy of the application form and with any questions -ÌýKenneth.wright@colorado.edu