The Atlanta Pediatric Scholars K12 Program is now accepting Letters of Interest for the 2026 Cohort. 

The Atlanta Pediatric Scholars Program, (K12HD072245; PI, Shari Barkin, MD), is funded by The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and is administered and supported by Emory University Department of Pediatrics and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This program is a mentored institutional career development program for senior fellows and junior faculty who have recently completed postgraduate clinical training in pediatrics and are committed to launching an independent basic science research career. This program provides a dedicated period of career development that includes didactic coursework, mentored research training and 75% protected research time towards the pursuit of independent extramural research funding. 

Types of projects supported:

• Laboratory-based projects to understand the basic mechanisms of diseases affecting children
• Basic investigation into novel therapies or diagnostics at the bench or in animal model
• ​​​​​​​Laboratory-based investigation into genetic and epigenetic origins of childhood disease

Submit LOIs by 8/15 here: https://emory.infoready4.com/#freeformCompetitionDetail/2022422