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Molecular Biophysics Training Program at Northwestern University

Award Number: T32GM140995
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2026

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Molecular Biophysics Training Program at Northwestern University - The core mission of the Molecular Biophysics Training Program (MBTP) at Northwestern University (NU) is to train the next generation of pre-doctoral students in the highly interdisciplinary field of molecular biophysics. This field seeks to describe and explain biological phenomena using fundamental physical, chemical, and mathematical principles and to leverage this knowledge to develop new medicinal therapies and engineer new biomedical tools and applications. As the sole training program at NU dedicated to this area, for 30 years MBTP has played a key role in strengthening intellectual ties and stimulating interdisciplinary collaborations among program preceptors, catalyzed by student trainees, spread over seven departments in the schools of arts & sciences, medicine, and engineering. Pre-doctoral student trainees in their second and third years of graduate education from seven feeder graduate programs will be recruited to and supported by the training program for a maximum of two years, allowing the program to have the greatest impact early in their careers as trainees complete the required coursework, learn to think critically, frame research questions independently, acquire and hone the requisite technical skills to answer these questions, and develop operational skills to be effective communicators and researchers. Trainee learning will occur through the completion of a core biophysics curriculum established by the program that will allow students from different disciplines to share a common didactic experience. Trainees will have numerous opportunities to develop and hone oral presentation skills at program-sponsored forums from intimate settings like journal clubs and research-in-progress meetings held every month to larger audiences at monthly intramural seminars and the annual symposium. Monthly seminars, annual symposia and career development forums featuring external speakers, who are also leaders in academia, industry, and other non-academic careers will not only provide trainees with opportunities for broadening and deepening knowledge in the field but also for networking and career advancement. MBTP is deeply committed towards the development of all students for broad impact. The overarching goal of MBTP is to prepare pre-doctoral students of exceptional promise in the early stages of their scientific careers to conduct rigorous, reproducible, and responsible research in molecular biophysics by facilitating the development of both general competencies as well as the uniquely molecular biophysical skills of deep analytical and quantitative reasoning and expertise in the application of cutting-edge technologies to solve complex biological problems. By achieving our overarching goal, we will set students on a trajectory towards independence in thought and action with skills that are compatible with a spectrum of productive, intellectually demanding careers in academia, industry, and beyond.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $426,360 )
2025	2025	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	633 CLARK ST	EVANSTON	IL	60208	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	5	8/25/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$105,090
2025	2025	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	633 CLARK ST	EVANSTON	IL	60208	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	5	7/22/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$321,270
														Subtotal = $426,360

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $439,487 )
2024	2024	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	633 CLARK ST	EVANSTON	IL	60208	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	6/28/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$439,487
														Subtotal = $439,487

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $424,428 )
2023	2023	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	633 CLARK STREET	EVANSTON	IL	60208	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	3	5/25/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$424,428
2023	2022	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	633 CLARK	EVANSTON	IL	60208	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	10/28/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $424,428

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $416,289 )
2022	2022	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	633 CLARK	EVANSTON	IL	60208	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	2	5/24/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$9
2022	2022	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	633 CLARK	EVANSTON	IL	60208	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	4/28/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$416,298
														Subtotal = $416,289

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $390,103 )
2021	2021	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	633 CLARK	EVANSTON	IL	60208	COOK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	5/14/2021	NEW	$390,103
														Subtotal = $390,103

Grand Total All Awards = $2,096,667

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Molecular Biophysics Training Program at Northwestern University

Award Number: T32GM140995

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2026

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