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Research Training
The research component of the fellowship program provides fellows with the opportunity to work with our faculty who explore a broad spectrum of projects ranging from patient-oriented clinical research and epidemiological studies to basic science projects in molecular physiology of the lung.
Areas of faculty research include:
Alcoholic Lung Disease / Oxidant Stress
Infectious Diseases (Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS)
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) / Pulmonary Fibrosis / Sarcoidosis
During the first year of training, fellows attend a brief-but-rigorous introductory research course, and meet with Division faculty engaged in Clinical and Basic Research. Late in the first year, each trainee selects a mentor who will assist the trainee in formulating a research project. Joint projects involving two mentors may also be considered. A formal proposal is submitted by the trainee and mentor to a Divisional committee to ensure that the scope of the project is such that results can be expected within the time frame of the fellowship, typically 18 months. During their research training the majority of fellows are supported by one of two NIH T32 training grants awarded to the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division which are funded by the NHLBI and the NIAAA.
Fellows will receive extensive training in scientific research with particular emphasis on the design and execution of hypothesis-driven protocols. In addition to the training provided by the mentor, trainees will also participate in the "hands on" Introduction to Research Course administered by the Division which is designed to ensure that trainees receive instruction and experience in several methods of data and statistical analysis. Our program is designed to enable trainees to develop the skills required to successfully initiate a career as an independent investigator, including presentation skills, critical review of the scientific literature, manuscript preparation, grant writing, administration of animal and human subjects protocols and establishing collaborations.
Each fellow is expected to submit at least two abstracts for presentation at a national or international meeting, such as the American Thoracic Society Annual Conference and to prepare at least one manuscript for submission to peer-reviewed journals as a result of their research projects. Interested trainees are encouraged to consider the further pursuit of a research career by spending additional years in a laboratory or clinical research setting, ultimately becoming an established physician-scientist.
Areas:
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) / Pulmonary Fibrosis / Sarcoidosis