Dec. 2 Translational Research Lecture Explores Year-Out Research Experiences for Med Students

The next lecture in the 2010-2011 Translational Research Lecture Series is scheduled on Thursday, Dec. 2, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Room 120 White Hall. The series is presented by the WSU Medical Student Research Club. All BSOM faculty and students are invited to attend.

The featured speaker will be Kristine Busse, an M4 student at WSU who spent the past academic year in a year-out research program at the Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center at the University of California-San Francisco. She was sub-investigator in 6 clinical trials in psoriasis and eczema, working under the mentorship of John Koo, M.D., a key opinion leader in the psoriasis field. Busse’s talk will discuss clinical trials as well as the process of putting together a year-out research experience during medical school.

Dinner will be provided on Dec. 2. Please RSVP to Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) if you plan to attend.

“Framing Answerable Research Questions” is the theme of the 2010-2011 Translational Research Lecture Series. Visit the Research Learning Community on MedU for the series schedule and links to videos and related reading for the lectures.

HHMI Research Opportunities for Medical Students

In order to encourage more medical students to pursue academic and research careers, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) offers two outstanding “year-out” research training programs. The HHMI Competition System is now open for access to the online 2011 application via the program links below. Women and under-represented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply.

The HHMI Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students Program (Medical Fellows Program) enables medical, dental, and veterinary students from U.S. schools to spend a year conducting basic, translational, or applied biomedical research at any school or nonprofit research institution in the United States, except at the NIH in Bethesda, MD. For the 2010-2011 program year, Fellows will receive a stipend of $28,000, a fellow’s allowance of $5,500 that may be used for health care and other expenses and a $5,500 research allowance. The application deadline is January 11, 2011. For further information, visit: www.hhmi.org/medfellowships.

A new initiative, the Medical Research Fellows Program at Janelia Farm, offers students with an interest in neuronal networking and/or imaging an intense year-long research training experience, living and working at the HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia in the Washington, D.C., area. Students must comply with specific eligibility and application requirements. For further information, visit: www.hhmi.org/medfellowships.

The HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program (Cloister Program) enables medical, dental, and veterinary students from U.S. schools to spend 9 to 12 months conducting basic, translational, or applied biomedical research in one of the many laboratories on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Novel aspects of this program include housing for all Scholars together on the NIH campus, and student selection of preceptor and research project after acceptance into the program. For the 2010-2011 program year, Scholars will receive annual compensation of $28,000, health insurance, moving expense reimbursement, and numerous other benefits. The application deadline is January 10, 2011. For further information, visit: www.hhmi.org/cloister.

A new initiative, the Medical Research Fellows Program at Janelia Farm, offers students with an interest in neuronal networking and/or imaging an intense year-long research training experience, living and working at the HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia in the Washington, D.C., area. Students must comply with specific eligibility and application requirements. For further information, visit: www.hhmi.org/medfellowships.A new initiative, the Medical Research Fellows Program at Janelia Farm, offers students with an interest in neuronal networking and/or imaging an intense year-long research training experience, living and working at the HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia in the Washington, D.C., area. Students must comply with specific eligibility and application requirements. For further information, visit: http://www.hhmi.org/medfellowships.

Year-Out Program for Medical Students Supports Ophthalmology Research

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB) announced a partnership to fund medical students doing research in ophthalmology, particularly those investigating inherited retinal degenerative diseases. FFB will fund up to four research fellowships for medical students through the HHMI Research Training Fellowship for Medical Students Program.

The purpose of the initiative is to foster the development of physician-scientists conducting research in inherited retinal disorders. The year-long fellowships will begin in the summer of 2010 and students may apply during any year of medical school. Applicants in the last year of medical school must defer graduation until completion of the fellowship.

The HHMI Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students Program (Medical Fellows Program) enables medical, dental, and veterinary students from U.S. schools to spend a year conducting basic, translational, or applied biomedical research at any school or nonprofit research institution in the United States, except at the NIH in Bethesda, MD. For the 2010-2011 program year, Fellows will receive a stipend of $27,000, a fellow’s allowance of $5,500 that may be used for health care and other expenses, and a $5,500 research allowance.

The application deadline is January 11, 2010. For further information, visit: www.hhmi.org/medfellowships.

DDCF Fellowships Fund Year-Out Clinical Research Training For Medical Students

The Doris Duke Clinical Research Fellowship (CRF) provides support for one year of full-time clinical research training. The main goal of the program is to encourage medical students to pursue careers in clinical research. Interested medical students must be willing to take a year out from school and conduct fellowship research and training at one of 12 hosting medical schools.

The 2010-2011 program is open to medical students in good standing at any US medical school. The application deadline is January 6, 2010. The start date of the fellowship is July 1, 2010. The fellowship includes a $27,000 stipend, health insurance, financial support to attend the year-end CRF meeting, and supplementary research and training funds.

For information on how to apply, see the Doris Duke CRF website.

HHMI Research Opportunities for Medical Students

In order to encourage more medical students to pursue academic and research careers, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) offers two outstanding “year-out” research training programs. The HHMI Competition System is now open for access to the online 2010 application via the program links below. Women and under-represented minorities are particularly encouraged to apply.

The HHMI Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students Program (Medical Fellows Program) enables medical, dental, and veterinary students from U.S. schools to spend a year conducting basic, translational, or applied biomedical research at any school or nonprofit research institution in the United States, except at  the NIH in Bethesda, MD. For the 2010-2011 program year, Fellows will receive a stipend of $27,000, a fellow’s allowance of $5,500 that may be used for health care and other expenses and a $5,500 research allowance. The application deadline is January 11, 2010. For further information, visit: www.hhmi.org/medfellowships.

The HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program (Cloister Program) enables medical, dental, and veterinary students from U.S. schools to spend 9 to 12 months conducting basic, translational, or applied biomedical research in one of the many laboratories on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland. Novel aspects of this program include housing for all Scholars together on the NIH campus, and student selection of preceptor and research project after acceptance into the program. For the 2010-2011 program year, Scholars will receive annual compensation of $27,000, health insurance, moving expense reimbursement, and numerous other benefits. The application deadline is January 10, 2010. For further information, visit: www.hhmi.org/cloister.