IMSD is a 2-year, PhD-PREP program that helps you reach your goals!
Native Americans, Hispanics, African-Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Non-minorities are all part of our IMSD family!
Strength through Diversity!
Nationally recognized faculty leaders (Maggie Werner-Washburne* and Steve Phillips) and excellent mentors in every area of biomedical research.
Program administrator, Lupe Atencio, provides full-time student support and program direction.
IMSD provides specialized mentoring, so our students typically have their choice of graduate schools when they finish.
IMSD students have published 35 papers in the best journals in the past 3 years!!!
IMSD students have won awards each year at national and local scientific meetings.
Former IMSD undergraduates are in graduate schools around the country; many have been awarded prestigous NSF and NIH pre-doctoral awards and full fellowships. IMSD has initiated a special exchange program with graduate training programs at the University of Washington in Seattle, one of the best graduate institutions in the country.
IMSD scholars have very high graduation rates (80% 1 year after completion of the program) and have been recognized as the outstanding graduating students in their departments.
IMSD develops courses (Biology: Discovery and Innovation and the IMSD Conference course) and presents workshops that bring in some of the best scientists and mentors from around the world.
IMSD can provide special opportunities with Model Organism Databases and Bioinformatics at Harvard, Stanford, Cal Tech, and else where.
IMSD has high goals, exceptional students and opportunities, and a fabulous team. Maybe becoming part of our IMSD family is just what you've been looking for!
IMSD Biology: Discovery & Innovation class, Fall 2008
This class brings in world-class researchers for students to hear, interact with, and ask questions. We discuss everything from ecology to cell biology and engineering - and from ethics to education. It is an opportunity to have a classroom experience like never before and expand your mind and your imagination!
Below students from the spring 2007 class are looking at 3-dimensional freeze-fracture electron microscopy images from Dr. John Heuser, reknowned cell biologist from Washington University in St. Louis.
*Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math, and Engineering Mentoring; AAAS Fellow; American Society for Cell Biology EE Just Lecturer; UNM Alumni Association teaching award.
