All Posts: post-doctoral education

• NIH Funding Advances Health Sciences and Trains Biomedical Leaders at Georgetown University Medical Center

  As an R1 research institution, Georgetown University is dedicated to fostering discoveries and scientific advancements while training the next generation of researchers. Nearly $3.8 million in government funding comes through training grants, which give students and postdoctoral fellows the opportunity to learn from leaders in biomedicine while contributing to cutting-edge, impact-focused projects. Four current NIH grant-supported PhD students share their research and how their studies and programs are helping them reach their career goals.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, education, graduate education, National Institutes of Health, post-doctoral education, research, training, training grants

• Toulmin-Supported Research Wins First Place at Scientific Conference

  Yousef Aljohani, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Ken Kellar, PhD, took first place for the postdoc poster presentation at the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics annual meeting in early April in Portland, Oregon.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, post-doctoral education, research, School of Medicine

• Called To Be a Space Biologist, Postdoc Participates in Selective NASA Program

  A NASA program is putting Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Geraldine Vitry, PhD, a step closer to realizing her goal of contributing to humans walking on Mars.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Georgetown Lombardi, NASA, post-doctoral education, radiation, research, space research

• Georgetown Training Programs Mentor Top Scientists

  (September 24, 2021) — It is a prestigious hallmark of an internationally recognized academic health and science center like Georgetown University Medical Center: the coveted “training grant.” Federally funded training grants, such as the so-called T32 and K12 grants, allow universities to recruit and train innovative, high-caliber scientists. With seven National Research Service Award (NRSA) […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: Biomedical Graduate Education, cancer research, education, Georgetown Lombardi, post-doctoral education, student mentoring

• Celebrating the Achievements of Medical Center Postdoctoral Fellows

  National Postdoc Appreciation Week recognizes the efforts of postdoctoral fellows, including their scholarship, teaching, mentorship and many other responsibilities. At Georgetown University Medical Center, the Georgetown University Postdoctoral Association provides community and support for dozens of postdoctoral fellows.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical research, GUPDA, post-doctoral education