NIH and Other Federally Funded Training Programs
Learn more about National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 training grants available to students in the Walter S. and Lucienne Driskill Graduate Training Program in Life Sciences.
Biotechnology Training Program
The Biotechnology Training Program at Northwestern is funded by the National Institute for General Medical Sciences. The program stresses the interdisciplinary nature of modern biotechnology training through course work, research, industrial internships and other opportunities. Students trained through this program pursue a wide range of biotechnology-related careers.
Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease Training Program
The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Disease Training Program at Northwestern University is an interdisciplinary and cross-campus program that provides state-of-the-art training in the cellular and molecular sciences for highly qualified predoctoral candidates.
Carcinogenesis Training Program
The Carcinogenesis Training Program, funded by an Institutional National Research Award from the National Cancer Institute, provides comprehensive research training to predoctoral students in cancer biology.
Chemistry of Life Processes Predoctoral Training Program
The program is built upon Northwestern’s renowned faculty expertise in biologically integrated chemistry and the experience of the Chemistry of Life Processes Institute in fostering transdisciplinary research and education.
Chicago KUH Forward
The Chicago KUH Forward (Chicago Kidney Urology Hematology network FOR city-Wide research training and career Development) is a unique NIDDK-funded interdisciplinary training program for pre- and post- doctoral trainees interested in interdisciplinary research training in nephrology, benign urology and benign hematology, spread across 6 academic institutions in Chicago (Northwestern University, Lurie Children’s Hospital at Chicago, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Chicago, Rush University, and Loyola University).
Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis Training Program
The Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis Training Program is a NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases–sponsored (T32) training program that stresses the basic mechanisms and interactive nature of immunology, microbiology and pathogenesis and the collaboration of colleagues.
Molecular Biophysics Training Program
The Molecular Biophysics Training Program is funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and serves as a hub for all scientific and training activities in biophysics at Northwestern.
Northwestern University Program in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hormone Action
The Northwestern University Program in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hormone Action is sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and is designed to train scientists who can make scientific discoveries in the prevention and treatment of diseases in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism.
Oncogenesis & Developmental Biology Training Program
The Training Program in Oncogenesis & Developmental Biology is an NCI-funded T32 training grant that provides state-of-the-art training focused on normal and neoplastic development and differentiation.
Physical Genomics Predoctoral Training Program
The Physical Genomics Predoctoral Training Program supports transdisciplinary training in molecular biology, bioengineering, physics, optics, chemistry, and medicine with the goal of providing an understanding of systems and integrative biology in the context of the emerging field of physical genomics.
Predoctoral Training Program in Reproductive Science, Medicine, and Technology
The mission of the Center for Reproductive Science Training Program is to train future researchers, educators, and thought leaders in the reproductive sciences, while simultaneously improving human health.
Synthetic Biology Across Scales National Research Traineeship
Synthesizing Biology Across Scales (SynBAS) is a National Research Traineeship (NRT) program, focused on convergent synthetic biology training for graduate students. Through the NRT program components, students will learn the principles of living systems across scales - from molecules, to cells, to organisms, to communities. The NRT program could offer direct financial support to graduate student trainees, as well as communications training, career mentoring, networking connections to academia and industry, and more.
Training Program in Lung Science
The Northwestern University Lung Sciences Training Program trainees focus their scientific efforts on the cellular and molecular pathophysiology of lung disease and the translation of these findings to the bedside.