Directors
Christina M. Pabelick, M.D.
Daniel J. Tschumperlin, Ph.D.
Summary
Award Number — T32 HL176414
The Translational Training in Respiratory Disease and Repair program trains the next generation of basic, translational and clinician scientists to advance respiratory medicine. The program prepares trainees to develop approaches that fully restore function for patients with respiratory diseases and conditions.
The program's research and training spans respiratory biology, physiology and medicine from basic science discovery to clinical translation. The basic research emphasis teaches trainees to identify new and unique targets and methods to defend, repair and regenerate respiratory function. The translational element of the program engages trainees in the generation and evaluation of new tools, approaches and techniques to reverse acute and chronic respiratory conditions. Clinical research bridges behavioral, clinical and translational studies. It focuses on unmet patient needs and provides trainees with rich access to clinical data and materials. The program's multifaceted approach aims to advance the understanding of disease- and patient-specific drivers of respiratory dysfunction and improve testing of new and established interventions.
Multidisciplinary mentorship
Collaborative faculty projects allow for cross-departmental opportunities. Faculty members from basic and clinical divisions across Mayo Clinic provide training, representing areas such as:
- Allergy.
- Anesthesiology.
- Biochemistry and molecular biology.
- Cardiology.
- Physiology and biomedical engineering.
- Pulmonary medicine.
- Radiology.
- Surgery.
Training topics
Trainees engage in faculty-directed programs and acquire new skills that differentiate them for successful careers in respiratory disease and repair research. The program's faculty mentors provide a resource-rich, trainee-focused environment. Investigators who are leaders in molecular, cellular and clinical mechanisms of disease and repair guide trainees in topics including:
- Human samples, cells and data.
- Translational pipelines for small-molecule, peptide, RNA and cellular therapies.
- Cutting-edge tools such as spatial biology, mechanobiology, ex vivo lung, and artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Position availability
Five postdoctoral positions a year are awarded to the Translational Training in Respiratory Disease and Repair program. The number of open positions varies.
Eligibility
To be eligible for postdoctoral fellowship positions, applicants must:
- Be performing clinical or basic research in respiratory disease and repair.
- Have received a Ph.D., M.D., or comparable doctoral degree such as a Ph.D., M.D., M.D.-Ph.D. or D.V.M. by the beginning date of the training grant appointment.
- Have no more than one year of postdoctoral support on another National Institutes of Health institutional training grant.
- Be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States at the time of appointment or have been legally admitted as permanent residents.
How to apply
For more information, contact Dr. Tschumperlin at tschumperlin.daniel@mayo.edu or Dr. Pabelick at pabelick.christina@mayo.edu.
Student roster
Review the focus areas, mentors and publications of current and former trainees in the Translational Training in Respiratory Disease and Repair program at Mayo Clinic.
Faculty
- Douglas G. Brownfield, Ph.D.
- Eva M. Carmona Porquera, M.D., Ph.D.
- Sergio E. Chiarella, M.D.
- Stijn P. De Langhe, Ph.D.
- Hilary M. DuBrock, M.D.
- Patricio Escalante, M.D., M.S.
- Ognjen Gajic, M.D.
- Andrew J. Haak, Ph.D.
- Elina Jerschow, M.D., M.S.
- Lioudmila V. Karnatovskaia, M.D.
- Cassie C. Kennedy, M.D.
- Andrew H. Limper, M.D.
- Carlos B. Mantilla, M.D., Ph.D.
- Cynthia H. McCollough, Ph.D.
- Mooney Mori, M.D., Ph.D.
- Christina M. Pabelick, M.D.
- Joao Passos, Ph.D.
- Tobias Peikert, M.D.
- Y.S. Prakash, M.D., Ph.D.
- Sahar Saddoughi, M.D., Ph.D.
- Marissa J. Schafer, Ph.D.
- Gary C. Sieck, Ph.D.
- Virend Somers, M.D., Ph.D.
- Daniel J. Tschumperlin, Ph.D.
- Robert M. Vassallo, M.D.
- Maliha Zahid, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.
