T32 Faculty Trainers

Ten years ago we were first awarded this training grant from the NIAID. A prior iteration, called “Training in Viral Oncology”, was funded by the NCI for 30 years and was begun under the leadership of Nobel laureate Dr. Howard Temin to provide training opportunities in tumor virology on the Madison campus. We made the decision in 2008 to transition to an NIAID-supported T32 because we wanted to be more inclusive of the whole virology community in Madison. VTG trainers are internationally renowned for their research, their extensive and highly successful training records, and are well-recognized leaders in the virology community through their service for ASV, NIH VirA/VirB, as journal editors, and in hosting international meetings. At the inception of the NIAID-supported T32, we had 19 trainers. Today we have 27 trainers, including six new trainers this cycle (3 female, 3 male). These additional VTG trainers reflect the concerted effort on the UW-Madison campus to expand virology research at UW-Madison through the recruitment of the next generation of independent investigators.