A 2-year mentored research & education opportunity for junior faculty & senior fellows. KL2 Medical Research Investigator Training
At a glance
Opportunity for
Eligibility
  • Research or health-professional doctoral degree
  • Junior faculty within the first three years of appointment or senior fellowship appointment at a Harvard Catalyst-affiliated institution
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Time commitment
  • Two years
Funding level
  • 50-75% of salary
Application Due
  • 5pm on March 14, 2013
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The KL2 MeRIT program provides advanced training in clinical and translational research to senior fellows and junior faculty from all health professions represented by Harvard Catalyst, including medicine, dentistry, and nursing.

KL2 awardees will pursue a mentored research project in their area of expertise. It is expected that the research performed within the KL2 program will provide the basis for an independent NIH award (e.g., K23, KO8, or RO1).

KL2 awardees will also receive advanced training in multiple disciplines, including biostatistics, epidemiology, clinical pharmacology, study design, genetics, bioinformatics, bioethics, behavioral science, and imaging. Awardees can pursue this training in one of Harvard's master's programs in clinical and translational research, where eligible (Master's Program in Clinical and Translational Investigation, Biostatistics, and Biomedical Informatics). Alternatively KL2 awardees may self-design a work plan that fulfills the mission of the program and provides the awardee optimal training in his/her chosen career objective. They may do this by taking part in the courses found in the Advanced Curriculum Compendium where applicable or by participating in a Harvard Catalyst-based course.

Mentoring and Program Oversight

Each awardee will work with his/her mentor to develop and execute a work plan for his/her research project. Mentors must be accomplished investigators in clinical and translational research and must have a track record of success in training new investigators and fostering their success as independent researchers. An integrated consultation service will connect each awardee with a group of experienced clinicians and researchers to provide additional resources in the fields of genetics, biostatistics, biomarkers, and imaging.

Learn how KL2 MeRIT support is helping one investigator shed light on the mechanisms of autism.

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Have you received a KL2 MeRIT award? Remember to cite Harvard Catalyst in your publications and posters.