NIAMS-Funded T32 Training Grant Programs
T32 institutional training grants support predoctoral and postdoctoral research training. This page lists the 53 active NIAMS-administered T32 programs, grouped by field. Contact each program directly about eligibility and application timelines; NIH requires T32 trainees to be U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, or permanent residents.
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Rheumatology and rheumatic diseases (20)
Scientist Training in Rheumatology Research
University of Michigan · Program director: Jason Knight · Current award ends Jun 2028
Focus: Rheumatic disease pathogenesis. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007080)
Research Training in Rheumatology
University of Colorado Denver · Program director: Kristine Kuhn · Current award ends Aug 2027
Focus: Rheumatic and autoimmune disease pathogenesis. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007534)
Cincinnati Training Program in Pediatric Rheumatology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital · Program director: Alexei Grom · Current award ends Apr 2030
Focus: Pediatric rheumatic diseases. Trainees: Postdoctoral (fellows).
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR069512)
Rheumatic Diseases Research Training Grant
UC San Diego · Program director: Monica Guma · Current award ends Apr 2029
Focus: Rheumatic disease research. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR064194)
Rheumatology Research Training Program
Northwestern University · Program director: Yvonne Lee · Current award ends Aug 2030
Focus: Rheumatology research. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR085530)
Research Training in Rheumatology at MGH
Massachusetts General Hospital · Program director: Andrew Luster · Current award ends Jun 2029
Focus: Rheumatology and immunology. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007258)
Immunologic Mechanisms and Rheumatic Diseases
Brigham and Women's Hospital · Program director: Ellen Gravallese · Current award ends Jul 2030
Focus: Cell and molecular biology, genetics, computational biology, immunology. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Boston University Rheumatology Research Training (BURRT)
Boston University · Program director: Tuhina Neogi · Current award ends May 2027 · Clinical epidemiology and outcomes
Focus: Clinical investigation: epidemiology, management, and outcomes. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR080623)
Multidisciplinary Rheumatology Training Program
Johns Hopkins University · Program director: Clifton Bingham · Current award ends Jun 2029
Focus: Multidisciplinary rheumatology research. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR048522)
Training Program in Rheumatic Diseases
University of Pennsylvania · Program director: Peter Merkel · Current award ends May 2030
Focus: Pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR076951)
Training Grant in Inflammatory and Fibrosing Diseases
Medical University of South Carolina · Program director: Diane Kamen · Current award ends Jul 2031
Focus: Basic, translational, clinical rheumatic disease. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Interdisciplinary Training in Rheumatic Diseases
Vanderbilt University · Program director: Amy Major · Current award ends Jun 2031
Focus: Rheumatic diseases and translational immunology. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR059039)
Training Program in Investigative Rheumatology
Yale University · Program director: Richard Bucala · Current award ends Aug 2031
Focus: Rheumatologic and immunologic diseases. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007107)
Immunobiology of the Rheumatic Diseases
Washington University in St. Louis · Program director: Deborah Lenschow · Current award ends Jul 2031
Focus: Immunobiology of rheumatic diseases. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007279)
Translational Basic and Clinical Research Training in Rheumatology
NYU School of Medicine · Program director: Jill Buyon · Current award ends May 2027
Focus: Translational and clinical rheumatology. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR069515)
Research Training in Rheumatology
University of Washington · Program director: Tomas Mustelin · Current award ends Jun 2031
Focus: Rheumatic disease etiology and treatment. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007108)
Academic Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
UC San Francisco · Program director: Julie Zikherman · Current award ends May 2031
Focus: Physician-scientist training in rheumatology. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR079068)
Training Program in Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Program director: John Mountz · Current award ends Apr 2028
Focus: Adult and pediatric RMD research. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR069516)
RMD Epidemiology and Outcomes Training Program
UNC Chapel Hill · Program director: Leigh Callahan · Current award ends Apr 2029 · Clinical epidemiology and outcomes
Focus: RMD epidemiology and outcomes. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR082310)
HSS Research Institute Rheumatology Training
Hospital for Special Surgery · Program director: Jane Salmon · Current award ends Apr 2027
Focus: Rheumatic disease investigation. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR071302)
Musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, bone, and muscle (21)
Comprehensive Musculoskeletal Training Program
Indiana University Indianapolis · Program director: Alexander Robling · Current award ends Jun 2029
Focus: Musculoskeletal science. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral, medical students.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR065971)
Musculoskeletal Research Training Program
Mayo Clinic Rochester · Program director: Jennifer Westendorf · Current award ends Apr 2029 · Osteoarthritis-relevant
Focus: Interdisciplinary musculoskeletal research. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral, medical students.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR056950)
Interdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Research Training Program
University of Minnesota · Program director: Elizabeth Bradley · Current award ends Jul 2030
Focus: Transdisciplinary musculoskeletal science. Trainees: Predoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR083844)
Integrated Training in Bone Biology, Biomechanics and Regeneration (IT3BR)
Vanderbilt University · Program director: Jeffry Nyman · Current award ends Jun 2030 · Osteoarthritis-relevant
Focus: Bone biology, biomechanics, regeneration. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR085529)
Regenerative Musculoskeletal Medicine Training Program
UC Los Angeles · Program director: John Adams · Current award ends Jul 2030 · Osteoarthritis-relevant
Focus: Regenerative musculoskeletal medicine. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR059033)
Integrated Musculoskeletal Training Program
Columbia University · Program director: X. Edward Guo · Current award ends Apr 2028
Focus: Biomedical engineering and musculoskeletal sciences. Trainees: Predoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR080744)
Interdisciplinary Training in Musculoskeletal Research
University of Colorado Denver · Program director: Michael Zuscik · Current award ends Jun 2027
Focus: Interdisciplinary musculoskeletal research. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR080630)
MUSCLE: Transdisciplinary Musculoskeletal Research Training Program
UC Davis · Program director: J. Kent Leach · Current award ends Apr 2027
Focus: Musculoskeletal clinical and engineering research. Trainees: Predoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR079099)
Skeletal Disorders Training Program
Washington University in St. Louis · Program director: Roberto Civitelli · Current award ends Apr 2027 · Osteoarthritis-relevant
Focus: Skeletal disorders. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR060719)
Pre and Post-Doctoral Training in Joint Health
Rush University Medical Center · Program director: D. Rick Sumner · Current award ends May 2029 · Osteoarthritis-relevant
Focus: Musculoskeletal biology and mechanics; orthopaedic and rheumatology research. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR073157)
Training in Musculoskeletal Science (ROCMSK)
University of Rochester · Program director: Hani Awad · Current award ends Apr 2030
Focus: Musculoskeletal science. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR076950)
Training Program in Musculoskeletal Research
Case Western Reserve University · Program director: Ronald Triolo · Current award ends Aug 2031
Focus: Comprehensive musculoskeletal research. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR085533)
Training Program in Musculoskeletal Research
University of Pennsylvania · Program director: Louis Soslowsky · Current award ends Apr 2028
Focus: Musculoskeletal research. Trainees: Predoctoral.
UCSF Musculoskeletal Training Program
UC San Francisco · Program director: Aaron Fields · Current award ends Mar 2028
Focus: Musculoskeletal science and care. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR080618)
Regenerative Engineering of Musculoskeletal Tissues
UConn Health · Program director: Cato Laurencin · Current award ends Jun 2027
Focus: Convergence doctoral training in regenerative engineering. Trainees: Predoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR079114)
Combined Engineering and Orthopaedics Training Program
Hospital for Special Surgery · Program director: Suzanne Maher · Current award ends Oct 2026
Focus: Engineering applied to orthopaedic care. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR078751)
MAXIMUS: Maximizing Training in Muscle Research
UC Irvine · Program director: Kyoko Yokomori · Current award ends Apr 2029
Focus: Muscle biology and muscular dystrophies. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR083870)
Minnesota Muscle Training Program
University of Minnesota · Program director: David Thomas · Current award ends Apr 2027
Focus: Interdisciplinary muscle research. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Muscle Cell Biology, Pathophysiology and Therapeutics
UC Los Angeles · Program director: Rachelle Crosbie · Current award ends Mar 2031
Focus: Muscle cell biology and therapeutics. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR065972)
Interdisciplinary Training Program in Muscle Biology
University of Maryland Baltimore · Program director: Aikaterini Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos · Current award ends Aug 2031
Focus: Skeletal, cardiac, smooth muscle pathobiology. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007592)
Training in Muscle Biology and Muscle Disease
University of Pennsylvania · Program director: E. Michael Ostap · Current award ends Jun 2027
Focus: Muscle biology and disease. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR053461)
Skin biology and dermatology (12)
Post Graduate Program in Cutaneous Biology
Northwestern University · Program director: Amy Paller · Current award ends Jun 2028
Focus: Cutaneous biology. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR060710)
Training Grant in Cell and Molecular Dermatology
University of Michigan · Program director: James Elder · Current award ends Jun 2030
Focus: Investigative dermatology. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007197)
UCSF Dermatology Training Grant
UC San Francisco · Program director: Wilson Liao · Current award ends Apr 2029
Focus: Dermatology research. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Postgraduate Training in Epithelial Biology
Stanford University · Program director: Paul Khavari · Current award ends Apr 2028
Focus: Skin and epithelial biology. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007422)
Dermatology Research Training Program
UT Southwestern Medical Center · Program director: Tamia Harris-Tryon · Current award ends May 2031
Focus: Skin biology and disease. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR065969)
Training in Investigative Dermatology
Yale University · Program director: Keith Choate · Current award ends Jun 2031
Focus: Academic dermatology. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007016)
Future Academic Scientists in Dermatology
Johns Hopkins University · Program director: Luis Garza · Current award ends Jun 2031
Focus: Translational dermatology research. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR074920)
Dermatology Training Grant
Brigham and Women's Hospital · Program director: Thomas Kupper · Current award ends Jun 2031
Focus: Dermatology research. Trainees: Postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007098)
Interdisciplinary Training Program in Skin Biology
UC Irvine · Program director: Bogi Andersen · Current award ends Apr 2027
Focus: Interdisciplinary skin biology. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR080622)
Penn Dermatology Research Training Program
University of Pennsylvania · Program director: Elizabeth Grice · Current award ends Apr 2029
Focus: Skin biology and disease. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007465)
Research Training in Systems Skin Biology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Program director: Sarah Millar · Current award ends Apr 2028
Focus: Systems skin biology. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR082315)
Training in Translational Research of Skin Diseases
University of Colorado Denver · Program director: Dennis Roop · Current award ends Jun 2027
Focus: Translational skin disease research. Trainees: Predoctoral and postdoctoral.
Program website · NIH RePORTER (T32AR007411)
Last updated October 2026. Compiled by the OAI CORE Knowledgebase from public NIH RePORTER records and program websites. Listings describe each program as presented publicly and are not endorsements. To suggest a correction or addition, contact us.