Penn Radiology has an active imaging research training program that collaborates with the departments of Biochemistry/Biophysics, Bioengineering, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Physics.

There are currently three NIH-sponsored training grants in the department, including an innovative research residency track (funded through a T32) aimed at training imaging clinician scientists. At any given time, there are approximately 40 postdoctoral research fellows and 15 graduate students working in the department.

HHMI Program

The NIBIB-HHM Interfaces Graduate Program in Imaging Science (HHMI) is designed to build world class imaging research and to help develop scientists' knowledge between clinical and research environments. 

Learn more about the program 

Training in Clinical Trials and Other Programs

These programs include leadership in the RSNA Clinical Trials Methodology Workshop.

Other graduate training programs:

• Bioengineering Graduate Group Program
• Perelman School of Medicine Masters in Translational Research (MTR) Program

Diversity Research Opportunities

Funding for Diversity Trainees at Penn

This list of federal and local funding opportunities focused on diversity research and training was compiled by the Radiology Inclusion Diversity and Equity (RIDE) Research Subcommittee, to aid investigators in Radiology to seek funding focused on diversity research and training of underrepresented personnel.

Undergraduate

Summer Undergraduate Internship Program
Ten week summer research program recruits ~30 students per year, focusing on diversity candidates. The program combines full-time laboratory research, research seminars, career counseling and culminating in presentation at The Leadership Alliance National Symposium. 

Penn Access Summer Scholars program (PASS)
Two summers of research (8 weeks each summer) for 9 students enrolled at Haverford College, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, Howard University, Morehouse College, Oakwood University, Spelman College, and Xavier University. This program is designed to prepare underrepresented students for  medical school. 

Summer Undergraduate Program for Educating Radiation Scientists (SUPERS)
Ten week summer research program focused on a hypothesis-driven laboratory research experience combined with a foundation course in cancer biology, radiation biology, radiation physics and math, and cancer imaging.

Graduate

Biomedical Graduate Studies (BGS)
BGS is composed of seven Graduate Groups (Cancer Biology; Cell Biology, Physiology, and Metabolism; Developmental, Stem Cell, and Regenerative Biology; Gene Therapy and Vaccines; Genetics and Epigenetics; Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology). BGS recruits ~150 students per year, 20-25% are diversity trainees. BGS covers stipend and tuition for the first 20 months. 

The President’s PhD Initiative 
Awarded by BGS at the recommendation of the Graduate Groups. Applicants should contribute to increasing diversity in their fields as an historically under-represented person in higher education and/or by pursuing scholarship that contributes to better understanding issues of diversity/inclusion/inequity or interdisciplinary areas within their fields. 

Diversity F31
The purpose is to enhance the diversity of the health-related research workforce by supporting the research training of predoctoral students from diverse backgrounds including those from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research workforce.

National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary or convergent research areas. NRT especially welcomes proposals that include partnership with NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES).

Post Doctoral

T32 Training Grants
There are more than 80 NIH T32 awards that support predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees at Penn, CHOP and the Wistar Institute.  Diversity trainees are always welcome on T32 grants. Faculty members who wish to nominate a trainee are encouraged to contact the PI.

PennPORT
This NIH sponsored PennPORT program combines a traditional mentored postdoctoral research experience with a mentored teaching experience at a partnering institution. The Program is designed to provide an opportunity for postdoctoral appointees to develop their teaching skills. The program focuses on recruitment of diversity trainees. PennPORT is part of the national IRACDA program

The Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) Program provides support for a mentored postdoctoral research experience at a research-intensive institution combined with an opportunity to develop critical teaching and mentoring skills at a teaching-intensive partner institution with a diverse student population. 

Grant Opportunities