#  Call for graduate student trainee applications 

 





February 16, 2010

 

 

**Harvard Stem Cell Institute NIH Training Grant Call for Graduate Student Trainee Applications DEADLINE: March 12, 2010, 5pm**

Overview: The Harvard Stem Cell Institute is now accepting applications for one (1) graduate student fellow position to be funded by the HSCI NIH Training Grant.

Training Grant appointments cover trainee:

- Stipend
- 60% of tuition, fees and insurance
- Travel support to attend one major conference per year
- Other training related expenses

Trainees will work in the lab of a specific PI, their Primary Mentor, and have a team of mentors to guide their work. Students must choose a PI/Primary Mentor from the list of [HSCI Principal Faculty](/principal-faculty). Other mentors will be assigned by the Training Grant Committee.

Graduate Student Eligibility: Candidates must have received their baccalaureate degree from an accredited U.S. or foreign institution by the beginning of their appointment date\* and be enrolled in a Harvard University graduate program that will lead to a PhD in science. They must fulfill the requirements of the graduate program in which they are enrolled. (For 2010 trainees, the anticipated appointment start date is July 1, 2010\*; appointments are for a minimum of one year with an expectation of two.)

Additional NIH Eligibility Requirements:

- **Candidates must hold a permanent visa or possess U.S. citizenship**
- **Candidates' proposed work, if utilizing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs), must use federally recognized and approved lines only.**

Appointed graduate student trainees will be responsible for completing the following during their training term:

- Developing a training plan, along with three mentors
- Participating in HSCI Disease Programs
- Working on their training plan in the lab of their PI mentor
- Creating a final research project
- Receiving instruction on Responsible Conduct of Research
- Attending and contributing to the Harvard Dept. of Stem Cell & Regenerative Biology (SCRB) “Concepts in Stem Cell Biology” Course
- Completing three additional courses in stem cell and regenerative biology, with a strong recommendation that one be a non-scientific course, and that one be taught through the SCRB
- Attending one major stem cell conference per year
- Participating in educational research activities (lab meetings, seminar series, etc.)
- Presenting work at the HSCI Training Program Symposium
- Participating in career development opportunities
- Participating in secondary school outreach/education opportunities

All trainees are encouraged to conduct original and significant research and publish in high-quality, peer-reviewed journals.

**Application Process:** Please submit the following to: [http://www.hsci.harvard.edu/node/2864](/node/2864)

- Current Curriculum Vitae & List of Publications
- Proposed Project Description

Please have 3 letters of recommendation submitted. One letter must be from the PI/Primary Mentor/HSCI Principal Faculty member in whose lab the applicant will conduct their research. Letters are to be submitted directly by the recommenders, using this link: [http://www.hsci.harvard.edu/node/2866](/node/2866)

Please contact Kate Chen at [kate\_chen@harvard.edu](mailto:kate_chen@harvard.edu), 617-384-9512, with any questions.

**DEADLINE FOR ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS, including LETTERS of RECOMMENDATION: MARCH 12, 2010, by 5pm**



 

 

 



 

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