Not exact matches
In addition to being home to the University of Michigan, a major employer in the region, Ann Arbor's
biomedical research, automotive, health - care and manufacturing industries provide a bevy of jobs to STEM
graduates.
- Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Program for NIGMS MARC Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) Deadline: December 5, 2005 MARC Predoctoral Fellowships are individual National
Research Service awards made to outstanding
graduates of the MARC U * STAR Program (Minority Access to
Research Careers / Undergraduate Student Training in Academic
Research) to help them pursue a
graduate degree in the
biomedical sciences.
The Whitaker Foundation (Arlington, Va.), which awards grants for
research and education in
biomedical engineering at academic institutions in the United States and Canada, has a wealth of information about the field, including a list of programs that offer
graduate degrees, on its Web site.
There is no convincing evidence of a «relationship between general GRE scores and
graduate student success in
biomedical research,» they write.
► «[A] novel analysis finding a link between how U.S.
graduate students in the
biomedical sciences are funded and their first job after earning their Ph.D. turns one piece of conventional wisdom on its head: Students supported on a
research grant are more likely to take a
research job than those funded by other mechanisms,» including training grants and individual fellowships, Jeffrey Mervis wrote today.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Harold Varmus would seem to have everything he needs to create a world - class
graduate school in
biomedical science — about 1150 tenured and tenure - track researchers, the country's largest clinical
research center, and scores of experts in the hot new discipline of bioinformatics.
One way, Tilghman said, would be for NIH to shift funding from R01
research grants, which currently support the majority of
graduate students in
biomedical sciences, to NIH training grants, which are peer - reviewed by NIH for their training - related virtues.
Finally, the report noted that most
biomedical graduate programs and postdocs in the United States do little to prepare
biomedical scientists for careers outside of academia even though considerably fewer than half (43 %) wind up in academic
research or teaching and fewer than a quarter (23 %) wind up tenured.
► Also in this week's STM, Ambika Mathur and four coauthors (including Cynthia Fuhrmann, a member of the team that created Science Careers» myIDP), describe NIH's Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST) program, which aims «to enhance career preparation for
graduate pre - and postdoctoral
biomedical research trainees.»
The medical center trains future leaders and includes the dedicated work of many physicians, scientists, public health professionals, dentists, and nurses at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Mailman School of Public Health, the College of Dental Medicine, the School of Nursing, the
biomedical departments of the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and allied
research centers and institutions.
Price, who serves as chair of the U.S. House Budget Committee, came to campus to speak to a town hall meeting on NIH and NSF funding presented by the Emory Science Advocacy Network, a
graduate student group that seeks to promote
biomedical research funding through advocacy and education.
Peiyuan Wang,
graduate student, kinesiology; Amanda Chennavasin, recent undergraduate,
biomedical engineering; Jacqueline R. Tucker, sophomore,
biomedical engineering; Marissa Reynolds, project coordinator; Cynthia L. Huang - Pollock, associate professor, psychology; and Koraly Pérez - Edgar, associate professor, psychology, all at Penn State; and Shaadee Samimy,
graduate student, psychology, now at The Ohio State University, also contributed to this
research.
In addition to Professor He, who also serves as director of the University of Minnesota Institute for Engineering in Medicine, the
research team includes
biomedical engineering postdoctoral researcher Jianjun Meng (first author);
biomedical engineering
graduate student Bryan Baxter; Institute for Engineering in Medicine staff member Angeliki Bekyo; and
biomedical engineering undergraduate students Shuying Zhang and Jaron Olsoe.
Dr. Vishwanatha is actively involved in mentorship and networking programs to diversify the
biomedical research workforce, and has mentored numerous undergraduate and
graduate students from under represented groups in
biomedical sciences.
BTT
graduates have been placed for training and jobs in a variety of academic
research settings and at
biomedical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies in the Philadelphia region such as:
IPIBS The Integrated Programs in
Biomedical Sciences (IPIBS) is a pathway for entering
graduate students who are interested in
biomedical research.
iCubed internship programs welcome eligible college,
graduate and professional students to conduct
biomedical research with iCubed faculty.
It includes top - ranked
graduate schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy, a
graduate division with nationally renowned programs in basic
biomedical, translational and population sciences, as well as a preeminent
biomedical research enterprise and two top - ranked hospitals, UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
The BioE joint program is a unique intercampus, interdisciplinary
graduate program that combines the strength of the
biomedical sciences and engineering at UCSF with the outstanding engineering, physical, and life sciences
research at Berkeley.
St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital has received a unanimous vote of approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission for the opening of a new
graduate school of
biomedical sciences.
Now celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding as a medical college, UCSF is dedicated to transforming health worldwide through advanced
biomedical research,
graduate - level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care.
UCSF is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced
biomedical research,
graduate - level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care.
The medical center trains future leaders in health care and includes the dedicated work of many physicians, scientists, nurses, dentists, and other health professionals at the College of Physicians & Surgeons, the School of Dental & Oral Surgery, the School of Nursing, the Mailman School of Public Health, the
biomedical departments of the
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and allied
research centers and institutions.
It includes top ranked
graduate schools of dentistry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy; a
graduate division with nationally renowned programs in basic,
biomedical, transitional and population sciences; and a preeminent
biomedical research enterprise.
The award, given by the U.S. biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific, is based on a review of undergraduate and
graduate transcripts, honors and awards, recommendation letters, publication / abstract record and an essay on the importance of antibody standards in
biomedical research.
She then pursued a
graduate degree at the College of Veterinary Medicine and received her Master of Science degree in
biomedical sciences with a
research focus on endocrinology.
Graduates of the program who become certified can pursue several career opportunities in Veterinary Technology in a variety of settings, including small animal practice, herd health management,
biomedical research, pharmaceutical sales, government agencies, emergency medicine, education, and zoos.
«It is through the hard work and scholarly achievements of our faculty that the College of Veterinary Medicine is able to distinguish itself as an international leader in veterinary and
graduate education,
biomedical research, production medicine, and the delivery of veterinary specialty services.»
We are a community of scholars committed to
graduating highly skilled primary care veterinarians; to leading the nation in basic and applied
biomedical research; and to providing the best veterinary services to our clients.
After spending 4 years in
biomedical research at the University of Colorado Medical School, she entered veterinary school and
graduated from Colorado State University in 1996 with her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.