The Brigham and Women’s Hospital has been awarded a National Institutes of Health T32 Training Grant in Dermatology which includes but not limited to epithelial biology, cell biology, immunology and other disciplines relevant to skin diseases. Mentor’s laboratories may be in any department at Harvard or Harvard affiliated hospitals. The grant provides specific educational and training opportunities, as well as stipend, and tuition support, for postdoctoral fellows. Fellows are chosen based on academic scholarship and potential.
Program Overview
The Harvard Medical School Department of Dermatology T32 training grant has been active for more than 45 years, and over that period has trained many postdoctoral fellows who have become national leaders in dermatology. Dr. Thomas Kupper has served as Principal Investigator since 2000. There are three Harvard-appointing Dermatology departments: the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital. An executive committee comprised of the chairs of these departments oversees the Harvard combined residency program and provides advice and counsel to Dr. Kupper regarding the T32 grant.
The training grant has two overarching goals:
• The first is to identify, recruit, and support promising dermatologist physician scientists interested in a career in biomedical research. While such candidates most often come from Harvard’s Dermatology Residency program, trainees from other dermatology residencies are eligible as well.
• The second goal is to support the development of outstanding PhD scientists who are interested in a research career in investigative dermatology and related fields.
