Submission Deadline

December 14, 2023

How to Apply

Submit an application online and provide two letters of support. For more detailed instructions, see award description.

Application will open October 2023.

Purpose

To support the final year of research training in a pediatric endocrinology fellowship for highly qualified individuals preparing for a career in academic pediatric endocrinology. Both clinical and basic research projects are eligible.

Qualifications of candidate

Fellows who are PES members in good standing and who are in an approved training program in Pediatric Endocrinology are eligible for the Research Fellowship Award. U.S. citizenship or green card status is NOT required. Those with career plans in North America are favored. Further, the PES is committed to a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and aims for a distribution of awardees that reflects and celebrates the diversity of people and cultures of our membership.

A candidate may apply for support if he or she:

  1. Has either an MD or DO degree.
  2. Will be in his or her third or fourth year of fellowship and will not have a faculty appointment at the time of the award (institutional documentation required for any fourth-year fellows indicating that he or she will not concomitantly be holding a junior faculty position at the time of the award).

Note that multiple applications from one institution may be submitted, but only one application may be funded from a single institution.

Awardees will be expected to submit his or her research findings for presentation at the national PES meeting at the conclusion of the granting period. PES will also request that awardees acknowledge PES funding in all manuscripts generated as a result of work supported by grant funding from the PES and provide copies of such manuscripts and information concerning future academic appointments and subsequent grant awards for 5 years following completion of the PES award.

Sponsor/Mentor

Two letters of support are required and should be submitted with the application. One must be from the Training Program Director (Sponsor) and the other from the Research Mentor (individual supervising the research project). The latter should be an established investigator with a record of extramural research support. If one individual plays both roles, the second letter should be from the Head of the applicant’s Scholarship Oversight Committee (Co-Sponsor) or the Chief of the Division. The Research Mentor must verify funding availability for support of the research project.

Amount of Award

This is a one-year stipend to cover the salary of the Fellow (not including fringe benefits). The award is for up to $50,000. The exact amount of funding for each review cycle will be determined by the Awards Committee depending on the amount of available funds at the time of the review of the application. Awardees are requested to notify the committee of any delays in the progress of their proposal. For funds that are not used during the term of the grant award, a one-time only request for a no-cost extension (NCE) can be made to the Awards Committee and PES Board of Directors, and, if approved, a 1-year NCE will be granted. Salaries must be supplemented by departmental funds to meet appropriate fellowship stipends (if applicable). No funds may be held for indirect or overhead expenses by the institutions. If a candidate holds or is applying for any other grant that proposes studies related to those in the RFA, PES requests that a copy of the specific aims, hypotheses, and budgets of the other grant(s) be included in the RFA application so that reviewers can assess the degree of potential overlap.

Dates of 2022 award July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024

General Instructions for Application

Applications need to be submitted on-line through the PES website. An applicant must be a member of the PES (dues paid for this current year) in order to be able to access the application. Applicants will then be directed to register. This will allow initiation of the application process and enable applicants to return to the site to finish different sections of the application at a later time using the registration log-in.

Parts 3 and 4 under the Applicant Section should include (i) a section on Applicant Background and Goals for Fellowship Training, (ii) a Research Plan and Bibliography

  • The Applicant Background and Goals for Fellowship Training section (up to 2 pages) must discuss the career trajectory of the applicant and any prior research experience, training goals and objectives, activities planned under the award, and justify the need for the requested period of support.
  • The Research Plan (up to 4 pages not including the bibliography) must have intrinsic research importance and serve as a suitable vehicle for learning the theories, methodologies, and conceptualizations to prepare the applicant for the next phase of their career. The Research Plan should be formatted as follows: Specific Aims, Significance, Innovation and Approach (to include the study design, methods, analytical plan with a power statement, and pitfalls and alternative strategies).

Note that no formal Budget sheet is required because all funds are automatically applied to salary.

The application should be in Arial 11 font with at least 0.5 inch margins.

An application not compliant with these guidelines or received after the due date will be returned to the applicant and not reviewed.

If the application includes the use of human subjects or animals, please provide documentation at the time of application submission that the protocol has been submitted for Human Subjects or IACUC approval. Human Subjects or IACUC approval must be provided before an award can be made to the institution.

General Scoring of Applications

Applications will be reviewed by the PES Awards Committee, as well as by expert external reviewers. Reviewers will use the NIH grant application 9-point scale scoring system for the Overall Impact Score and Individual Scores for four core criteria: mentor-mentoring plan and mentor support/funding; significance; innovation-approach and appropriateness of the project for the fellow; and local environment and presence of outside funding.

Deadline: December 14, 2023, 5:00 PM, Eastern

Award Winners

2022-2023 Imen Becetti, MD - A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Effects of Oxytocin on Glucose Homeostasis in Youth with Obesity
2021-2022 Kristie  Aamodt, MD, PhD - Hepatic ALKBH5 Regulation of metabolic disease Batoul Hammoud, MD - Effects of polyamide depletion by N1, N11-Diethylnorspermine in Mouse models of Type 1 Diabetes. Isabella Niu, MD - Novel Implications of Naturally Occurring Human Mutation in Circadian Rhythm Genes on Adipose Biology
2020-2021 Lindsey Gaston - Suppression and Recovery of the Murine Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis after Long-Term Glucocorticoids Elizabeth Greene - The role of metformin on influenza outcomes: from animal model to human studies Stephanie Hanke - Investigating the hepatotoxic effects of in utero PFOA exposure on developing fetal hepatocytes Jennifer Ladd, MD-  The Effect of Socioeconomic Status and Glycemic Control on Technology Uptake Among Canadian Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Findings from the CAPACIty Consortium Jia Zhu, MD - Dissecting PCOS Physiology by Defining Phenotypes Associated with PCOS Genetic Risk Factors in Men and Children
2019 - 2020 Jennifer Ikle - Generation and analysis of a zebrafish model of KATP-dependent congenital hyperinsulinism Rebecca Harris - Chromosomal and Hormonal Contributions to Sexually Dimorphic Human Disease Alyssa Huang - Dietary Cholesterol and Neuropeptide Agouti Related Peptide Act in Concert to Regulate Food Seeking Behavior Liya Kerem - The neurobiological underpinnings of avoidant/restrictive eating behavior by weight
2017 - 2018 Shai Fuchs - Role of glucagon-like peptides in the regulation of hepatic steatosis Margaret Stefater - Splanchnic amino acid sequestration as a key mechanism for metabolic improvement after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
2016 - 2017 Mireille El Bejjani, MD - The role of soluble lipid transport proteins in modulating the metabolic effects of LRH-1 Nora Renthal, MD, PhD - Exploring transient receptor potential melastatin 6 (TRPM6) as a channel-kinase regulator of mineral metabolism
2015 - 2016 Stephen Stone, MD - The role of regenerating protein in β cell endoplasmic reticulum stress Kim Shams, MD - A Mechanistic examination of dietary composition on metabolic fuel availability Leslie Kimura, MD - Humanin: pro-differentiation effects and cytoprotection against oxidative stress in myoblasts
2014 - 2015 Christine Ferrara, MD - Fgfr1 signaling regulates pancreatic islet function David Sparling, MD - The role of notch in adipose function Risa Wolf, MD - Determining the role of CTRP3 in human and rodent metabolism
2013 - 2014 Melanie Cree Green, MD - Impact of obesity and androgens on cardiovascular function and organ specific insulin sensitivity in youth with PCOS Michelle Van Name, MD - Changes in appetite related gut peptides and associated brain regulation of satiety measured by fMRI after lifestyle modification in obese insulin resistant adolescents. Jeffrey Roizen, MD, PhD - CYP2R1 polymorphisms determine serum [25(OH)D] Youn Hee Jee, MD - The role of heparin-binding growth factors in childhood growth and growth disorders
2012 - 2013 Bharti Balhara M.D. - Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Dissect the Impact of Genetic Insulin Resistance on Cellular Metabolism Yung-Ping Chin M.D. - Humanin: A novel endocrine treatment for diabetes-related neuronal damage Monica Grover M.D. - Dissecting the Role of Osteoblast Derived Nitric Oxide in Bone Remodeling Christina Jacobsen M.D., Ph.D. - Treatment of Severe Osteogenesis Imperfecta By Increasing LRP5 Signaling Grace Kim M.D. - Nutrigenetics study of fatty liver disease in obese youth
2011-2012 Jennifer Danzig , M.D. - Energy expenditure and body composition in Pseudohypoparathyroidism 1a Bethany Freedman, M.D. - Adrenal lineage development: role of the zona glomerulosa Shana McCormack , M.D. - Effects of exercise training on insulin resistance in children and adolescents Jennifer Rehm , M.D. - Early detection and significance of fatty liver disease in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary disease Durga Singer , M.D. - Stress and obesity: the role of neuropeptide Y in adipose tissue inflammation Jenise Wong , M.D. - Metabolic effects of inherited short sleep mutations
2010-2011 Andrew Calabria, M.D. - Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 and post-prandial hypoglycemia after fundoplication Nursen Gurtunca, M.D. - IL-7 transduced dendritic cells as regulators of autoimmunity of diabetes mellitus Belinda Lennerz, M.D. - Effects of dietary glycemic index on brain function Jeanie Tryggestad, M.D. - Vascular compliance and endothelial function in children with obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Jonathon Wasserman, M.D. - The Role of p53 mutation and structural genomic variation in pediatric arenocortical carcinoma Yun Yan, M.D. - IGF-1 promotes mesenchymal stem cell bone formation in fracture healing
2009-2010 Brigid Gregg, M.D. - What is the role of protein kinase C delta in beta-cell function, growth and death and its relationship to the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes? Melinda Penn, M.D. - The microRNA expression profile of the human pancreatic beta-cell Jennifer Sherr, M.D. Lisa Gallo, M.D. - "The Chromosome 8 contribution to Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) resistance" Natalie Shaw, M.D. - The effect of sleep apnea on nocturnal GnRH/LH secretion in children in early puberty
2008-2009 Cem Demirci, M.D. Siri Atma Greeley, M.D. - Diagnosis and treatment of neonatal diabetes mellitus Dorit Koren, M.D. Ali Mohamadi, M.D. - Mutation analysis of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in familial isolated growth hormone deficiency type IB Rachana Shah, M.D. - Identification of novel human adipocytokines through evoked inflammation of adipose in vivo
2007-2008 Brian Bordini, M.D. - Hormone rhythms in early pubertal obese girls with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Christine M. Burt-Soloranzo, M.D. - Perinatal nutrition and the maturation of glucose metabolism and hypothalmic feeding circuits in mice Yee-Ming Chan, M.D. - Identifying pubertal regulators of Kiss1 expression Ann-Marie Francisco, M.D. - Adipose tissue expression of Icam1 correlates with macrophage content, adiposity and insulin resistance Elvira Isganaitis, M.D. Nina Jain, M.D. - Cell-Specific IGF-I and IGFI-R expression during cuprizone-induced demyelinating brain injury
2006-2007 Vaneeta Bamba, M.D. Jacalyn M. Bishop, M.D. Scott M. Blackman, M.D., Ph.D. Clement C. Cheung, M.D., Ph.D. Brian J. Feldman, M.D., Ph.D. Sara Pinney, M.D. Ruvdeep S. Randhawa, M.D.
2005-2006 Mark DeBoer, M.D. Nina Ham, M.D. Olga Hardy, M.D. Michael Stalvey, M.D. Joshua Yang, M.D.
2004-2005 Tandy Aye, M.D. Stephanie Drobac, M.D. David Olson, M.D., Ph.D.
2003-2004 Deanna Adkins, M.D. Dennis J. Chia, M.D. Mina Kim, M.D.
2002-2003 David Breault, M.D. Alexander Maret, M.D. Weizhen Xu, M.D.
2001-2002 Michael S. D. Agus, M.D. Andrea Haqq, M.D. Diva Ng, M.D.
2000-2001 Andrea Kelly, M.D. Lawrence Wetterau, M.D.
1999-2000 Robert Ferry, M.D. Jake A. Kushner, M.D.
1998-1999 Dionisios Chrysis, M.D. Adda Grimberg, M.D.
1997-1998 Stuart A. Weinzimer, M.D. Marjorie Zakaria, M.D.
1996-1997 Ruben Diaz, M.D., Ph.D. David Geller, M.D.
1995-1996 Alan A. Herschenfeld, M.D. Lorraine E. Levitt Katz, M.D.
1994-1995 David Ludwig, M.D.
1993-1994 Alan B. Cortez, M.D.
1992-1993 David W. Cooke, M.D.
1991-1992 Pinchas Cohen, M.D.
1990-1991 Ying Tai Chang, M.D.