Project Grant T32AI200938

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded Baylor College of Medicine $452,128 on September 1, 2026, under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855) to support research training in infection and immunity.

The award funds the Baylor College of Medicine Research Training in Infection and Immunity program, which will train four MD, MD/PhD, or PhD postdoctoral fellows annually for two years of mentored research training. The program provides a comprehensive curriculum spanning three training tracks—laboratory-based research, patient-based research, and global and public health research—with research focus areas including enteric pathogens, vaccine development and testing, HIV, infection pathogenesis and immunity, tropical medicine and public health, microbiome and functional genomics, and immunology and infections in immunocompromised hosts. Trainees receive structured guidance from a faculty mentorship pool of 33 mentors across all career stages, including both MD and PhD co-mentors, individualized advisory committees, and training in rigor and reproducibility, responsible conduct of research, grant writing, leadership, and laboratory management. The program is based in Houston, Texas, and runs through August 31, 2031.