T32 Graduate Training Program
WVU Cell & Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering Training Program (CBTP)
CBTP is an integrated graduate training program that crosses several departments and colleges at West Virginia University (WVU). Preceptors are drawn from Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Exercise Physiology, Microbiology/Immunology, Neurosciences, Ophthalmology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physiology/Pharmacology and Biology, and trainees from the Biomedical Sciences (BMS), Biomedical Engineering (BMEG) and Biology Ph.D. Programs respectively.
The goals of the CBTP are:
1. To enhance the scientific development of trainees
2. To provide an interdisciplinary environment for learning
3. To enhance professional and career development of trainees
The CBTP aims to achieve these goals by supporting the following activities:
· Nanocourses on topics selected by students
· Seminars, regional meetings & symposia
· Professional development and experiential activities
Ph.D. students in these programs can apply for appointment to the CBTP program at the end of their first year. CBTP primarily supports students in their second and third years of training, but support for students for their fourth year will be considered. Preference is given to those committed to incorporating interdisciplinary perspectives and methods to address important problems in cell biology, molecular biology and/or biomedical engineering.