The ITHS K12 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program provides the time, funding, mentorship, and training necessary to foster the early career development of clinical and translational researchers. The program is funded by the NIH and welcomes scholars with faculty appointments from all health professions.
ITHS K12 Scholars are appointed for up to two years of support. The program encourages all types of clinical research, including patient-oriented research, translational research, small- and large-scale clinical investigation and trials, epidemiologic and natural history studies, health services research, and health behavior research.
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"As I transition away from my KL2 experience, I do so far more confident in my ability to build and sustain a funded and impactful program of research, mentor future scholars, and meaningfully participate within the scholarly community."
"My experience as a KL2 scholar has changed the questions I want to answer in my research, I think further in the future to evaluate how my current research can be and will be applied to move the lung cancer field forward and actually help patients."
"The KL2 program has been a pivotal point in my research career—it helped me to exponentially build upon my foundation and presented opportunities that have launched new collaborations and ideas."
"The KL2 experience has resulted in measurable goals to develop a competitive K23 application to continue the skills and training critical to becoming an independent investigator."
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences proudly announces the 2026 cohort of the ITHS KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program for post-doctoral scholars. ITHS will provide protected research time, funding, mentorship, and other necessary resources to foster the development of their clinical and translational research skills....
26 March, 2026
The Institute of Translational Health Sciences is pleased to introduce the 2025 cohort of scholars for the ITHS KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development Program. ITHS will provide Reya Mokaio, Stephanie Chen and Alexi Vasbinder with research time, funding, mentorship, and other necessary resources to......
01 May, 2025
This interview is part of a series of profiles of participants in the ITHS KL2 program, an NIH-funded program which provides the time, funding, mentorship, and training necessary to foster the early career development of clinical and translational researchers. Read our previous entries in the......
18 March, 2025