GSBS Awards and Funding Opportunities
• Scholarships and Fellowships
• Training Grants
• Travel Awards
• External Funding Opportunities
• Loans
Training Grants
Positions may be available on training grants in the areas listed below. Requests for funding are usually made by a faculty member of the training grant on behalf of a student. For more information, contact the director of the training grant.
Current MDACC Training Grants:
- Training Program in Molecular Genetics of Cancer Guillermina Lozano, Ph.D., Department of Genetics
- Medical Physics Training Grant for Image-Guided Therapy Research Edward F. Jackson, Ph.D., Imaging Physics
- Cancer Immunology Brad McIntyre, Ph.D., Department of Immunology Grant Program Coordinator: Cheryl Thompson, 713-563-3207
- Education Program in Cancer Prevention Robert M. Chamberlain, PhD Shine Chang, PhD www.CancerPreventionTraining.org
- Cancer Prevention Education: Student Research Experiences
- Robert M. Chamberlain, PhD
- Shine Chang, PhD
- www.CancerPreventionTraining.org
Current HSC Training Grants:
- Houston Area Vision Training Program Steve Massey, Ph.D., Department of Ophthalmology, Medical School Administrator: Fredi Bleeker, 713-500-6005, MSB 7.024
- Molecular Basis of Infectious Disease Steven Norris, Ph.D., Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical School
- Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences [CCTS] Michelle Barton, Ph.D., Michael Blackburn, Ph.D., Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Program Manager: Ashley Hood, Ph.D., 713-500-9874, BSRB S3.8443
Other Fellowships:
- CPRIT - Innovation for Cancer Prevention Research Roberta B. Ness, M.D., MPH, School of Public Health. More information.
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund - Training Program in Gene-Environment Interaction Eric Boerwinkle, Ph.D., and Hope Northrup, M.D. More information.
Current Training Grants Offered Thru the Gulf Coast Consortia (KECK Center):
Training grants are open to predocs, but applicants must have mentors and co-mentors who are members of the training faculty of the grant. Students are not eligible to apply individually. It is recommended that students wishing to apply contact the UTHealth faculty representative on the grant’s steering committee prior to submitting an application to make sure the student’s project is appropriate for the training program. For more information: https://gcc.rice.edu/training/
- Nanobiology Interdisciplinary Graduate Training Program Rebekah Drezek, Ph.D., Rice University. Contact: Melissa Glueck.
- Houston Area Molecular Biophysics Ted Wensel, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine. Contact Amy Jackson.
- Pharmacological Sciences John Hancock, Ph.D., UTHealth Medical School. Contact Amy Jackson.
