Requirements & Eligibility

Student Eligibility:

Any graduate student entering their second year of their PhD program and carrying out research in cell and/or molecular biology.  Participants  must be a  U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

Student Requirements:

• Participate in the Annual Welcome Symposium in years 2 and 3 of graduate training.
• Participate in the Annual Research Symposium and Ethics Refresher each year of your graduate training.
• Complete BIOS200,Foundations in Experimental Biology, and 1 graduate course in each of these areas: Cell Biology,  Molecular Biology, and Quantitative Methods (up to 2 can be mini-courses).
• Complete training in Rigor and Reproducibility, such as BIO265, Quantitative Approaches in Modern Biology, or equivalent. (BIO265 satisfies both the Quantitative Methods and Rigor and Reproducibility requirements for the program)
• Complete training in Responsible Conduct in Cellular and Molecular Biology, such as BIO312, or equivalent.
• Complete at least one mentored teaching experience (MTE) in a cell and/or molecular biology course.*
• Complete annual committee meeting and Individual Development Plan
• For all publications from your graduate research, acknowledge the CMB Training Grant (NIH T32 GM154663) and submit to the NIH Public Access database.
• Reappointment for a second year of funding is contingent on successful completion of all requirements.

Faculty Requirements:

• Active participation in CMB Training Program events is required. Events include, but are not limited, to:
  • Welcome Symposium and Spring Research Symposium.
  • Courses in Rigor, Reproducibility and/or Responsible Conduct in Research.
  • Student diversity (disadvantaged and/or disabled) recruitment events.
• Participation in mentor training is required (min. of 3 hours every 3 years).

*A Mentored Teaching Experience (MTE) allows fully funded graduate students to complete mandatory teaching requirements without formal appointment to a paid Teaching Assistant (TA) position.  CMB Training Grant students are appointed as MTE's and receive academic credit for teaching rather than pay since they are already fully funded as fellows through the training grant. The MTE must have at least 20 enrolled students per MTE/TA to satisfy the CMB requirement.