Cell
Motility & Cytoskeleton
Graduate
Partnership Program
University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and
National Institutes of Health
| The movement of
cells as
well as organelles and molecules within cells is an essential feature
of
life. The partnership of the Intramural research laboratories of the
National
Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of North Carolina -
Chapel
Hill (UNC) in the area of Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton creates
the
novel opportunity to receive training with two major groups of faculty
members with distinguished research records in understanding the basis
of cellular and intracellular motility. An additional benefit of this
program
is the access to state-of-the-art imaging equipment available on both
the
NIH and UNC campuses.
Students in this joint NIH-UNC program take their course work at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and receive their Ph.D. degree from UNC. Courses at UNC are available in broad areas of cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, and neurobiology. Students perform laboratory rotations with faculty on both campuses, and choose a mentor based on their laboratory rotations. Joint projects between NIH and UNC faculty are also featured, where students do their research under the co-direction of two mentors. Advanced students participate in journal clubs and seminars to enhance their knowledge of the field, and are supported to attend national and international meetings. The training program is open to students admitted to the Departments represented by any of the faculty members in the program. The partnership between NIH and UNC-CH provides students with unique opportunities not available at a single institution. NIH is one of the world's premier biomedical research locations with 1250 investigators and 3200 postdoctoral fellows doing research in state-of-the-art facilities on cutting edge projects. UNC-CH is a University with a historical strength in motility research and is situated in the much-acclaimed Research Triangle Park. Graduate students in this joint program will enjoy two scientifically rich environments that lead the biomedical community and have trained over 100 Nobel Laureates. Support for stipend, tuition and medical insurance is provided throughout the training period by a variety of mechanisms. |
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