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Training Program in Quantitative Biology & Physiology (QBP)

Award Number: T32GM145455
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2027

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Training Program in Quantitative Biology & Physiology (QBP) - Enter the text here that is the new abstract information for your application. This section must be no longer than 30 lines of text. De novo funding is requested to build on the success of an existing training program entitled Quantitative Biology and Physiology (QBP) with enhancements and new elements. The core mission of this program will 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): A large and extraordinarily talented pool of BME PhD matriculants from which trainees will be chosen; a carefully curated list of 34 training faculty; a request to increase the number of NIH-funded slots to 12 with a commitment from the BU BME department to fund an additional two trainees each year; an integrated structure of governance that includes student and faculty representatives; robust data collection and a dashboard display, as well as more detailed surveys and interviews of trainees, begun with support from a T32 supplement; rigorous training for mentors and mentees throughout the lifetime of this program; a well-considered curriculum that includes rigorous training in quantitative biology at multiple scales, scale-independent analysis and modeling, and multi-scale measurement techniques; required exposure to cutting-edge methods in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computational methods; multiple lab rotations that ensure exposure to quantitative and systems/dynamics research techniques relevant 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; training and incentives for trainees to apply for and receive independent funding; a summer retreat covering regulatory issues, supplemental training in ethics, and preparation for research and leadership careers after graduation; a journal club and a yearly symposium; and dinners each year with clinical and academic thought leaders. In summary, the requested funding will support a program of excellence that fills a unique niche in America’s research infrastructure.


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 = $534,450 )
2025	2025	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	7/14/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$534,450
														Subtotal = $534,450

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $549,359 )
2024	2024	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	6/10/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$549,359
														Subtotal = $549,359

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $530,535 )
2023	2023	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	6/2/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$530,535
														Subtotal = $530,535

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $520,362 )
2022	2022	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	5/12/2022	NEW	$520,372
2022	2022	TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY	1 SILBER WAY	BOSTON	MA	02215	SUFFOLK	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	001	1	6/1/2022	NEW	-$10
														Subtotal = $520,362

Grand Total All Awards = $2,134,706

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Training Program in Quantitative Biology & Physiology (QBP)

Award Number: T32GM145455

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: TRAINING/TRAINEESHIP

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2027

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