Special Training Grants
Many interdepartmental and multidisciplinary research opportunities are represented in research centers and training programs at UNM. Specific pre-doctoral training programs include the following:
Alcohol Research Training in Neurosciences
The Department of Neurosciences has been awarded an Institutional Research Training Grant designed to provide students with a broad base in neurobiological concepts related to alcohol abuse and alcoholism. The program provides full financial support, including student stipend, tuition, and travel. For more information visit: www.unm.edu/~neurohsc or contact Dr. Fernando Valenzuela at: FValenzuela@salud.unm.edu.
Integrative Graduate Education & Research Traineeship
The NSF-funded IGERT programs seek to train PhD scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary background and the technical, professional and personal skills needed to address the global questions of the future. Stipends of approximately $30,000 are provided. For more information visit: http://www.chtm.unm.edu/igert/. For more information on the INCBN IGERT, visit: http://www.chtm.unm.edu/incbnigert/
Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity
The Initiatives to Maximize Student Diversity (UNM-IMSD, formerly MBRS) Program was to correct the under representation of minorities (specifically African American, Native American and Hispanic U.S. Citizens) at the PhD level in biomedical sciences. Funds provide graduate support, research-related courses, travel to professional meetings, and research materials. For more information visit: http://biology.unm.edu/IMSD/home.htm
Cardiovascular Physiology Program & Training Grant
The Cardiovascular Physiology Training Grant supports students working in several laboratories in the department of Cell Biology and Physiology. One major emphasis of these laboratories is to define the underlying mechanisms and roles of altered vascular function in disease. This NIH training grant which provides funds for tuition, stipends, travel to meetings, insurance and other education related expenses.
Infectious Diseases and Inflammation Program & Training Grant
The UNM Infectious Diseases and Inflammation Program (IDIP) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary program of faculty who share an interest in reducing the burden of infectious diseases worldwide. For more information visit: http://hsc.unm.edu/infect/
New Mexico Cancer Nanoscience and Microsystems Training Center (CNTC)
The New Mexico Cancer Nanoscience and Microsystems Training Center (CNTC) , one of the 6 training centers funded by the NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology, supports education and research to accelerate the translation of discoveries in nanotechnology to improved cancer diagnosis and treatment. For more information visit: cntc.unm.edu.
The New Mexico Spatiotemporal Modeling Center (STMC)
The New Mexico Spatiotemporal Modeling Center (stmc.health.unm.edu), one of the 12 NIH-funded National Centers for System Biology , offers fellowships for graduate student research that integrates biological measurement, new technology and computational ANALYSIS for a better understanding of the spatial and temporal regulation of signaling pathways important in immune diseases and cancer. For more information visit: stmc.health.unm.edu.