{"id":2246,"date":"2025-12-18T09:21:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T14:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/?page_id=2246"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:36:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:36:02","slug":"ctsi-postdoc-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/academics\/ogsps\/postdoc-affairs\/institutional-support\/ctsi-postdoc-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"CTSI Postdoc Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"section has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none innertitle\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n<div  class=\"section has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">CTSI Postdoc Challenge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Compete for a $5,000 award to use core facility services!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"section has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"section has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div  class=\"section has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The Postdoc Challenge offers postdoctoral researchers at Indiana University, IU School of Medicine, IUI, Purdue University, and the University of Notre Dame <strong>valuable proposal writing and reviewing experience<\/strong> in areas related to translational research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There is also opportunity to compete for a $5,000 award in the form of an expense account for use of core facility services.<\/strong> Funding is to be used&nbsp;ONLY&nbsp;for services provided by the Indiana CTSI designated core facilities. Indiana CTSI-designated core facilities are listed on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/indianactsi.org\/servicecores\/\">Indiana CTSI website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Annual RFAs come out in December and applications are due in March. Use the flyer QR codes to link to current information. If you still have unanswered questions, reach out to the competition coordinators:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Allen <a href=\"mailto:matallen@iu.edu\">matallen@iu.edu<\/a>     Aaron Zych <a href=\"mailto:ajzych@iu.edu\">ajzych@iu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-one-quarter-desktop is-full-tablet is-full-mobile page-layout-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"section has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" 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