Arizona Approaches to Pandemics, Lung & Sleep (AAPLS) Research Career Training Program (AZ-PRIME)

About this program

Arizona PRIME (AZ-PRIME) at the University of Arizona offers the Arizona Approaches to Pandemics, Lung & Sleep (AAPLS) program, an all-expenses-paid research career training and long-term mentoring initiative designed to help junior faculty and transitioning postdoctoral scientists in the biomedical sciences develop independent research programs, obtain NIH funding, and build leadership skills. The curriculum combines didactic instruction in grantsmanship (NIH-style writing and review), scientific writing and dissemination, bioethics, and tailored advanced methodologies (e.g., epidemiology/biostatistics, transomics/biomarker discovery, data science/machine learning, community-based participatory research, and wearables/devices) with structured team mentoring and hands-on research; program components include Summer Institutes in Tucson, a mid-year visit, and the PRIME Annual Meeting in Bethesda. Eligible applicants are nationally recruited junior faculty members and transitioning postdoctoral researchers in biomedical fields; the program covers participation costs and travel for listed program activities and currently lists no deadline.