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Training Program in Quantitative Biology and Physiology

Award Number: T32GM008764
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2001
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2022

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Training Program in Quantitative Biology and Physiology - Funding is requested for an additional five years of support to continue and enhance an established training program entitled Quantitative Biology and Physiology (QBP). The core mission of this program continues to be to train PhD research scientists who demonstrate: (1) a quantitatively-based understanding of the principles underlying molecular biology, cell biology and physiology; (2) the ability to apply advanced techniques of computational modeling and quantitative measurement to understand biological and physiological systems; (3) the capacity to determine emergent properties biological systems or processes across length scales; and (4) the insight to apply their knowledge, in an academic or industrial setting, in order to improve human health. The QBP program includes the following crucial features (new features underlined): An extraordinarily talented set of the students who fit the multi-scale, highly quantitative approach of the program; a carefully curated list of 37 training faculty; a request to increase the number of slots to 12, and a shift to funding most students for their first two years, in order to strengthen the cultural identity of the program even further; an integrated structure of governance that includes elected student and faculty representatives; more detailed data collection, compatible with the new form structure imposed by NIH in Spring 2016; a mentoring plan for faculty without training experience; a well-considered curriculum that includes rigorous training in multi-scale biology, scale-independent analysis and modeling, and modern measurement techniques; multiple lab rotations that ensure exposure to problems at the molecular, cellular-tissue, and organ level biology and physiology; opportunities to conduct thesis research that is interdisciplinary, quantitative, integrative, and necessarily linked to experimental and/or clinical data; a requirement that all QBP trainees apply for independent fellowships, along with financial incentives for success in this effort; an exciting new course to introduce BME graduate students to relevant topics for research in industry; highly successful culture-building efforts, including a journal club and a yearly symposium, with increased formal faculty involvement and leadership; three dinners each year with clinical and academic thought leaders; “grand rounds” events at which clinicians come to our campus and provide clinical context for engineering work; new efforts to increase the size of the pool and the yield of applicants from underrepresented groups. The BME department continues to attract high-caliber trainees who have organized to create an empowering identity. These trainees also sustain activities that foster the themes of the QBP program so as to enrich the entire institution. We have expanded our training mentor pool, improved the quality of the department as a whole, and revised our administrative approach based on experience and feedback. We look forward to the opportunity to continue this momentum during the next grant cycle.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = -$107,211 )
2023	2021	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	20	12/30/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$107,211
														Subtotal = -$107,211

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $350,973 )
2021	2021	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	20	6/11/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$350,973
														Subtotal = $350,973

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $472,045 )
2020	2020	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	19	6/24/2020	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$86,400
2020	2020	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	19	6/23/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$385,645
														Subtotal = $472,045

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $381,290 )
2019	2019	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	18	7/2/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$381,290
														Subtotal = $381,290

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $377,039 )
2018	2018	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	17	6/20/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$377,039
2018	2017	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	16	2/23/2018	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$34,559
2018	2016	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	15	2/23/2018	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	-$34,559
														Subtotal = $377,039

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $372,892 )
2017	2017	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	003	16	8/16/2017	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$4,043
2017	2017	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	002	16	6/30/2017	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$368,849
2017	2016	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	15	2/4/2017	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$138,454
2017	2015	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	14	2/4/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$138,454
														Subtotal = $372,892

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $216,345 )
2016	2016	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK ST	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	15	6/27/2016	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$216,345
														Subtotal = $216,345

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $319,295 )
2015	2015	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK ST	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	14	5/14/2015	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$319,295
														Subtotal = $319,295

Issue Date FY: 2014 ( Subtotal = $315,939 )
2014	2014	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK ST	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	13	6/30/2014	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$315,939
														Subtotal = $315,939

Issue Date FY: 2013 ( Subtotal = $312,582 )
2013	2013	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK ST	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	12	7/4/2013	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$312,582
														Subtotal = $312,582

Issue Date FY: 2012 ( Subtotal = $312,582 )
2012	2012	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK ST	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	11	6/15/2012	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$312,582
														Subtotal = $312,582

Issue Date FY: 2010 ( Subtotal = $214,062 )
2010	2010	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK ST	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	10	6/30/2010	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$214,062
														Subtotal = $214,062

Issue Date FY: 2009 ( Subtotal = $565,683 )
2009	2009	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK STREET	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	9	8/12/2009	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2009	2009	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK ST	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	9	6/18/2009	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$304,599
2009	2009	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK ST	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support	002	9	8/12/2009	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$261,084
														Subtotal = $565,683

Issue Date FY: 2008 ( Subtotal = $303,056 )
2008	2008	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK STREET	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	8	6/6/2008	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$303,056
														Subtotal = $303,056

Issue Date FY: 2007 ( Subtotal = $303,056 )
2007	2007	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK STREET	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	7	6/27/2007	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$303,056
														Subtotal = $303,056

Issue Date FY: 2006 ( Subtotal = $218,289 )
2006	2006	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK STREET	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	6	6/27/2006	COMPETING CONTINUATION	$218,289
														Subtotal = $218,289

Issue Date FY: 2004 ( Subtotal = $174,631 )
2004	2004	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK STREET	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	7/5/2004	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$174,631
														Subtotal = $174,631

Issue Date FY: 2003 ( Subtotal = $171,158 )
2003	2003	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK STREET	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Cell Biology and Biophysics Research	000	3	7/4/2003	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$171,158
														Subtotal = $171,158

Issue Date FY: 2002 ( Subtotal = $163,330 )
2002	2002	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK STREET	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Cell Biology and Biophysics Research	000	2	6/18/2002	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$163,330
														Subtotal = $163,330

Issue Date FY: 2001 ( Subtotal = $116,484 )
2001	2001	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	25 BUICK STREET	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Cell Biology and Biophysics Research	000	1	6/29/2001	NEW	$116,484
														Subtotal = $116,484

Grand Total All Awards = $5,553,520

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Training Program in Quantitative Biology and Physiology

Award Number: T32GM008764

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2001

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2022

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