NIH Reporter #5R38AI181011-02

Reproductive and Child Health StaRR Program

This NIH grant supports a training program for pediatric and obstetrics/gynecology residents to pursue research in infectious disease and immunology, aiming to develop physician-scientists focused on reproductive and child health.

Description

The objective of this R38 training program is to support medical residents in pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology who intend to pursue infectious disease and immunology research. The goal is to increase the number of next-generation physician-scientists capable of applying microbiology, immunology, and research techniques to improve reproductive, maternal, and child health. The program supports four physician-scientists in pediatrics or obstetrics/gynecology residency to complete one year of laboratory-based immunology or infectious disease training. It features a combination of research and seminar series to enhance critical thinking, scientific communication, responsible conduct of research, and navigation of academic medicine. The program benefits from the scientific environment at the University of Washington and partner institutions: Benaroya Research Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and Seattle Children's Research Institute. It emphasizes community building among early-stage physician-scientists and includes training in leadership, professionalism, negotiation, and work-life balance. Ongoing mentoring in grant writing is provided to support career development.

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