CARTI Training Tracks

CARTI Training Tracks aim to increase the pool of independently funded clinician-scientists and basic scientists; to build stronger research partnerships; to strengthen the existing portfolio of evidence-based clinical care; and to increase the amount of competitively secured research funding. CARTI Training Tracks run approximately six months and provide late-stage fellows and early-stage faculty members structured training for launching an independent research program and for preparing a grant application to secure federal funding. 

We offer two Training Tracks similarly structured, as shown in the diagram. The main difference is that one is geared toward basic and translational research, and the other toward translational and clinical or public health research. 

Please visit the FAQ page for more information on eligibility, application instructions, timing, and other information. 

While our Training Tracks have only been running for a few years, several of our scholars have secured funding. Read more about our 2023-24 Clinical, Translational, and Public Health Training Track. 

Testimonials

"The CARTI training track was an informative and engaging program that allowed me to network with other researchers on the UMB campus and exposed me to the various resources available on campus. In the first half of the CARTI training track, I learned how to better plan and organize my research studies. In the second part of the CARTI training track, I was exposed to research grant writing. During this time, I learned the basics of grant writing and received important feedback from mentors. The time spent in each CARTI session was a valuable learning experience and I know that the information I learned through this program will help me in the rest of my career." 

- Alexis Salerno, MD FPD-AEMUS, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UMSOM

"I found the 2022-2023 CARTI scholars program to be a transformative academic program fostering scientific excellence among early career scientists training here at the University of Maryland Baltimore. The didactic portions, peer project presentations, grantsmanship training, NIH study section reviews, and exceptional mentoring and camaraderie have collectively shaped me into a confident and well-rounded early career scientist. I am grateful for the opportunities, the mentorship, and the rigorous and meaningful scientific training this program has provided to me as a postdoctoral fellow. It has equipped me with a robust scientific skill set, a heightened scientific perspective, and a steady resolve for making a meaningful impact as a biomedical engineer working to create clinically translatory technologies to solve unmet clinical challenges. I am taking my early career steps right here at the University of Maryland Baltimore, propelled by the 2022-2023 CARTI scholars program."

- Nikhil Pandey, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Tumor Treatment Research Center, UMSOM