Overview - Tables 5A & 5B

The publication records showcase how effectively these mentors foster their trainees' scientific output. Examining trainee productivity through multiple metrics - including total publication count, first-author papers, and articles in prestigious journals - reveals the mentors' successful approach to developing their trainees' research capabilities.

Overall Instructions

Table 5A (Pre-Docs) & Table 5B (Post-Docs)

• New applications: List publications from mentors’ pre-docs (Table 5A) / post-docs(Table 5B) graduating in a field or from a program similar to the proposed program who may have been appointed to this training program had it existed from the last10 years.
  • In most cases, only include trainees who would have been eligible for appointment.*
  • Trainees listed in Table 5 and Table 8 should match for the past 5 years; Table 8 for new applications will report a shorter timeframe (past 5 years).
  • Exclude short-term training experiences (12 week or less).
• Renewal/revision applications: List publications of all pre-docs (Table 5A) / post-docs (Table 5B) appointed to the training grant from the past 10 years (2 renewal cycles).
  • Include trainees who did not complete the training program.
• If the training program is less than 10 years old, include all trainees to date.
• Trainees listed in Table 5 and Table 8 should match for the past 10 years; Table 8for renewals will extend further, to the past 15 years.
  • Exclude short-term training experiences (12 week or less).
• Organize the data chronologically by year of entry into the training program. As ofJanuary 2025, it is no longer allowable to group trainee records or underlying publications in any other format.
• For students without publications, list "No Publications" and provide one of the following allowable reasons:
  • New entrant (matriculated that year)
  • Leave of absence
  • Change of research supervisor
  • Left program
  • Other
• Page Limit: None

*Eligibility Requirements: Applicants must typically be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents. Appointments are generally for 12 months, though some may be as short as 9 months. All participants must commit to full-time research training. For complete eligibility criteria, please refer to the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).

• Pre-docs: Eligible trainees include doctoral students pursuing a PhD or equivalent research degree. Additionally, students in health-professional programs may participate if they take a leave of absence of one year or longer from their studies to engage in full-time research training.

• Post-docs: At the start of their grant appointment, trainees must hold a PhD, MD, DDS, or equivalent doctoral degree (see FOA for complete list of qualifying degrees). Postgraduate clinical trainees may also participate if they take a leave of absence of one year or longer from their clinical training to pursue full-time research.

Guidance by Column

1. Trainee Name: Last Name, First Name and Middle Initial (only include traineesfrom the past 10 years)
2. Faculty Member: List up to 2 faculty mentors in the format Last Name, First Nameand Middle Initial
   • Renewals only: Indicate previous mentors who are no longer part of therenewing grant with an asterisk (*)
3. Past or Current Trainee: Based on training period
4. Training Period: Enrollment in their doctoral degree-granting (Table 5A) orpostdoctoral (Table 5B) program in the format YYYY-YYYY (use “YYYY-Present” forcurrent trainees)
   • Start Date may precede appointment to the training grant
5. Publication (Authors, Year, Title, Journal, Volume, Inclusive Pages): Only include publications (including preprints) directly associated with work done in thementor’s laboratory (new applications) or with the current or proposed trainingprogram (renewals); DO NOT list publications from before or after the trainees’time in the training program.
   • Bold the trainee’s name