Pitt Psychiatry's Newest T32 Postdoctoral Training Program: Supportive, Multidisciplinary Addiction Research Training (SMART)

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has awarded Pitt Psychiatry a T32 postdoctoral training grant focused on substance use disorder research. Led by Colleen McClung, PhD (Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical and Translational Science), and Mary Torregrossa, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), the goal of the Supportive, Multidisciplinary Addiction Research Training (SMART) T32 program is to provide training in substance use disorder research for postdoctoral fellows engaged in translational research spanning basic research programs to clinical trials.

The SMART T32 will provide postdoctoral research training opportunities complementary to ongoing large translational research efforts at the University of Pittsburgh including the NIDA-funded Center for Adolescent Reward, Rhythms and Sleep (CARRS), the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD), and Bridging Connections in Addiction Research (BCAR). Postdoctoral trainees will engage with their primary research mentor, as well as a host of transdisciplinary faculty members across the University of Pittsburgh.

“We are thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity for postdocs that are interested in translational research, and to help them fulfill their goals of becoming independent scientists in the substance use research community," said Dr. McClung. 

Dr. Torregrossa added, “We have such a strong community of scientists at Pitt committed to both understanding and improving treatment for substance use disorders and in mentoring postdoctoral trainees. We look forward to bringing all of them together with this T32 training program.”