Northrop-Park Fellowship

Purpose: Tuberculosis (TB) research training fellowship within the University of Washington Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Training Program.

Fellowship Details

• Career Focus: Support training of fellows in tuberculosis research methodologies as a form of career development award
• Goal: Provide fellows with opportunity to develop independent faculty-level tuberculosis research funding
• Award Structure: Only one fellowship awarded each year
• Duration: A Cedric Northrop Fellow may be awarded up to 3 years of funding if there is evidence of sufficient progress and promise on annual progress reports

Namesake

Named in honor of:

• Dr. Cedric Northrop: TB Controller for King County and Washington State TB Controller; instrumental in establishing quarantine and detention regulations for uncooperative TB patients in late 1940s
• Dr. David R. Park III: Former pulmonary and critical care physician at Harborview Medical Center; Professor of Medicine at University of Washington; co-founder of Firland Northwest TB Center; Firland Foundation Board Member and Chair of Grants Committee

Historical Impact

From 1993-2016, fellows conducted research in areas including:

• TB infection epidemiology and diagnostic tests
• Pediatric TB (autophagy, ULK-1)
• Host immune responses to TB
• Drug-resistant TB management
• TB vaccine development
• COPD research
• Sleep medicine
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension

Contact

Bijan Ghassemieh, Chair, Firland Grants Committee: bijang@uw.edu

Application Process

NOTE: As of 2017, the Firland Foundation is NOT accepting applications. Confirm current status before applying.

1. Step 1: Letter of Intent (LOI)
   • Submit LOI application via online form
   • If approved, applicant receives unique link to complete application within a few days
2. Step 2: Fellowship Application
   • Complete full Northrop-Park Fellowship Application via provided link
   • Deadline: March 31st
   • Review Date: Applications reviewed by Grants Committee in mid-April; approved by Board of Directors in early May
3. Step 3: Award
   • Award letters sent by June 1st
   • Anticipated funding start date: July 1st

Contact

Bijan Ghassemieh, Chair, Firland Grants Committee: bijang@uw.edu