IMSD is a 2-year, PhD-PREP program

Native Americans, Hispanics, African-Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Non-minorities are all part of our IMSD family!

Strength through Diversity and Discovering what YOU bring to Science!

• Nationally recognized mentors and faculty leaders have strong backgrounds in mentoring in the areas of biomedical research, including bioengineering and computer sciences.

• IMSD will help you become a leader, with your choice of graduate schools, who understands the broad range of possible careers in science.

• IMSD students have published nearly 50 papers in the best journals in the past 5 years and have won awards each year at national and local scientific meetings. 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 provides new Discovery and Innovation courses to help students be more successful, special opportunities with Model Organism Databases at Harvard, Stanford, Cal Tech, and other major schools, and the chance to experience a new world of biomedical research.

APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED YEAR ROUND.

STUDENTS ARE GENERALLY SELECTED FOR MAY 15 AND AUGUST 15 START DATES.

Supported by NIH- NIGMS through the MORE office

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Updated 10/07/09