Dr. Stefan Strack, John Paul Long Professor and Associate Chair for Research of the Department of Pharmacology, and Dr. David Roman, Assistant Professor of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapy, have received a 5-year, $1.26M training grant from the National Institute of General Medicine of the National Institutes of Health. The T32 grant funds the Pharmacological Sciences Training Program at the University of Iowa and will support seven pre-doctoral trainees per year. The grant will support students already at the University or support the recruitment of outstanding new students to the University of Iowa. The Pharmacological Sciences Training Program also receives generous support from the Carver College of Medicine, the College of Pharmacy, and the Graduate College, each of which funds one additional doctoral student, bringing the number of supported trainees to 10. “The training program expands on a long-standing, department-based program to now include more than 50 faculty from eleven Ph.D. programs in three colleges at the UI”, Dr. Strack said. In addition to offering advanced interdisciplinary training opportunities in the Pharmacological Sciences, the program includes workshops and research retreats designed to catalyze new collaborations and collaborative research grants between participating trainers and their trainees.