NIH T32 Training Grant - Research Program

NIH T32 Training Grant in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Positions in the University of Pittsburgh – NIH T32 Training Grant in Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, 
led by Dr. Juan C. Celedón, are available.

Our Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine research training program includes a diverse faculty with interest 
and expertise in virtually all aspects of pulmonary research, including diseases such as asthma, 
cystic fibrosis, and acute lung injury. This formal 2-year research program is aimed at qualified 
fellows who have an M.D. or Ph.D. or an equivalent degree, and it is designed to prepare trainees 
for a career in clinical, translational, or basic science research in an academic environment. For 
MDs, training occurs as part of the Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Program at the Children’s 
Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) located in Pittsburgh 
Pennsylvania. Clinical fellows would complete the program in their second and third years of 
training. For PhD candidates, the applicant could have expertise in any of the following areas: 
Statistics, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Biology, Epidemiology, 
Genetics, Molecular Biology, or Immunology. Program cores include biostatistics and epidemiology, 
genetics and epigenetics, and immunology.

Interested applicants should send a letter of interest and their curriculum vitae to Ms. Barbara 
Newton (newtonba@upmc.edu). Please note that the NIH T32 Program is only open to United States 
citizens and permanent residents, and that MD applicants must have completed a residency in 
Pediatrics.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer and values
equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity, EOE, including disability/vets.