Postdoctoral Research Training Fellowship in Lung Biology at Stanford

Program Description/Overview

This research training fellowship, funded by the National Institutes of Health, will train four postdoctoral fellows from MD and PhD backgrounds for up to two years.  Our mission is to train aspiring postdoctoral fellows into exceptional  physician-scientists who are the forefront of pioneering basic and translational research.  Research is conducted under the direction of senior faculty mentors.

 

Program Design & Requirements

The aim of this program is to build a supportive, invigorating training environment for the next generation of pulmonologists. In addition to funded research time in the lab of one of our mentors, we strive to build a cohesive pulmonary research community at Stanford.  This is accomplished via mentorship from T32 leadership, formation of an advisory committee to give guidance and feedback on progress, and monthly research seminars. Trainees select a primary focus from one of the following research areas: Vascular Disease, Stem Cells & Lung Development, Genetics & Genomics, Lung Injury & Repair, Lung Microbiome, Lung Cancer, Outcomes Research, and Imaging.

 

Program Leadership

Mark Nicolls
Stanford University Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
David N. Cornfield
Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
Angela Rogers
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)

Scientific Advisory Committee

Vinicio de Jesus Perez MD
Associate Dean of Stanford MD Admissions and Professor of Medicine (PACCM)
Tushar Desai
Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine)
Christin S Kuo
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine)
Edda Spiekerkoetter
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)

Requirements

MD and MD/PhD applicants must have completed their clinical training prior to applying for T32 funding (1 year for pediatric pulmonary fellows, and 18 months for adult PCCM)

PhD applicants must be pursuing a post-doctoral fellowship in the lab of a Stanford mentor doing research relevant to pulmonary medicine.

**Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents

 

To Apply/Fellowship Application Procedure

Applications are due by April 1, 2025

1.       Check to make sure you meet the following eligibility requirements (as per NIH policy) listed below:

            A.      Trainee must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

            B.      Trainee must not have already received more than 2 years of post-doctoral funding from NIH training grants (e.g., T32, NRSA) in order to be eligible for this award.

            C.      Both PhD and MD postdocs are encouraged to apply

2.       Fill out the application form

3.       Upload the following supplemental documents to the application:

           A.      Research in Progress

           B.      Proposed Research Project

           C.      Research Goals

           D.      Career Goals

           E.       Curriculum Vitae

           F.       Professional Development Plan

           G.     Letter of Support from Planned Mentor

 

Questions, please contact:  Amy White via email at awhite2@stanford.edu

Program Faculty

Russ B. Altman
Kenneth Fong Professor and Professor of Bioengineering, of Genetics, of Medicine, of Biomedical Data Science, Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI and Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science
Adam M. Andruska
Instructor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
Ami Bhatt
Professor of Medicine (Hematology) and of Genetics
Catherine Blish
George E. and Lucy Becker Professor in Medicine
Matthew Bogyo
Professor of Pathology and of Microbiology and Immunology and, by courtesy, of Chemical and Systems Biology
Paul Bollyky
Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Microbiology and Immunology
Vinicio de Jesus Perez MD
Associate Dean of Stanford MD Admissions and Professor of Medicine (PACCM)
Tushar Desai
Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine)
Maximilian Diehn, MD, PhD
Jack, Lulu, and Sam Willson Professor and Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy)
Shirit Einav
Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Microbiology and Immunology
Dean W. Felsher
Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and of Pathology
Michael Fischbach
Liu (Liao) Family Professor
Stephen J. Galli, MD
Mary Hewitt Loveless, MD, Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor of Pathology and of Microbiology and Immunology
Bereketeab Haileselassie
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care)
Joe Le Hsu
Assistant Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care)
Nicholas Hedemann Juul
Instructor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
Purvesh Khatri
Professor of Medicine (Biomedical Informatics - Research Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection)
Mark Krasnow
Paul and Mildred Berg Professor
Maya Kumar
Assistant Professor (Research) of Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine)
Calvin Kuo
Maureen Lyles D'Ambrogio Professor
Christin S Kuo
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine)
Joseph Levitt, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
Carlos Milla
Professor of Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine) and, by courtesy, of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
Garry Nolan
Rachford and Carlota Harris Professor
Doug Owens
Henry J. Kaiser, Jr. Professor, Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and Professor, by courtesy, of Management Science and Engineering
Matthew Porteus
Sutardja Chuk Professor of Definitive and Curative Medicine
Lance Prince
Philip Sunshine, MD, Professor of Neonatology
Jochen Profit
Wendy J. Tomlin-Hess Endowed Professor
Bali Pulendran
Violetta L. Horton Professor, Director, Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Stephen Quake
Lee Otterson Professor in the School of Engineering and Professor of Bioengineering, of Applied Physics and, by courtesy, of Physics
Marlene Rabinovitch
Dwight and Vera Dunlevie Professor of Pediatric Cardiology
David A. Relman
Thomas C. and Joan M. Merigan Professor and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
William H. Robinson, MD PhD
James W. Raitt, M.D. Professor
Julien Sage
Elaine and John Chambers Professor of Pediatric Cancer and Professor of Genetics
Michael Snyder, Ph.D.
Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Genetics
Justin L. Sonnenburg
Alex and Susie Algard Endowed Professor
Edda Spiekerkoetter
Associate Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)
Lea Steffes
Instructor, Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine
Andrew Sweatt
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
Taia T. Wang, MD, PhD, MSCI
Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and of Microbiology and Immunology
Joseph  C. Wu, MD, PhD
Director, Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor and Professor of Radiology
Roham Zamanian
Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine)