We will create the Johns Hopkins University ?Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Computational Medicine?, in the research area of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. The participating departments are Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics & Statistics. We are requesting 6 pre-doctoral training slots per year. Our trainees will learn how to: develop models of biological systems in health and disease; constrain these models using data collected from patients; apply models to deliver improved diagnoses and therapies. They will learn this through a combination of focused course work, and dissertation research in the laboratories of program faculty. They will gain experience with oral presentation, grant writing and teaching. They will receive responsible conduct of research training that goes beyond current offerings to meet the needs of computational medicine researchers. They will be part of a community of students and faculty. We will put in place novel programs that increase diversity in training by creating an applicant pool of undergraduates who have done substantial research rotations with our program faculty. Graduates will be well prepared and sought after to fill the growing need for researchers trained in computational medicine in both industry and academia. Support of our program will contribute to achieving the goal of precision medicine.

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We will create the Johns Hopkins University ?Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Computational Medicine? to support pre-doctoral training of students in the Ph.D. Programs of the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Applied Mathematics and Statistics. Our trainees will learn how to: develop models of biological systems in health and disease; constrain these models using data collected from patients; apply models to deliver improved diagnoses and therapies. They will become leaders in computational medicine research in both academia and industry, and will help achieve the goal of precision medicine.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Institutional National Research Service Award (T32)
Project #
1T32GM119998-01A1
Application #
9356636
Study Section
NIGMS Initial Review Group (TWD)
Program Officer
Resat, Haluk
Project Start
2017-07-01
Project End
2022-06-30
Budget Start
2017-07-01
Budget End
2018-06-30
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2017
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Johns Hopkins University
Department
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
001910777
City
Baltimore
State
MD
Country
United States
Zip Code
21205