Project Grant T32HD117737

The Boston University Reproductive, Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology (BURPPE) Training Program, funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides predoctoral research training to six annual scholars in reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology. The program, awarded to the Trustees of Boston University on June 15, 2026, with a total obligation of $272,916.00 and a completion date of April 30, 2031, equips trainees with advanced skills in epidemiologic methods, digital health data analysis, and community-engaged research approaches essential for addressing health disparities in understudied populations.

The training program leverages unique resources at Boston University School of Public Health's Department of Epidemiology, including a national prospective cohort study of pregnancy planners utilizing web-based recruitment, electronic medical records from a safety-net hospital, high-intensity digital data flows from remote monitoring devices, and Medicaid data. Trainees complete advanced curricula spanning four training pillars: reproductive, perinatal, and pediatric epidemiology; digital health data; community-engaged research; and emerging epidemiologic methods. This T32 institutional training grant combines quantitative epidemiologic training with practical, hands-on experience in novel data collection and analysis methodologies to prepare the next generation of epidemiologists capable of conducting rigorous, community-informed research addressing critical public health challenges across the lifespan.