Trainee Requirements
Welcome to the Developmental Biology Training Grant. Here is a brief
description of the support and requirements for trainees on the DBTG. If
you have any questions, please contact either myself, Debbie Carter, or Tonya Avery.
Tonya: Huntsman Cancer Institute, Room 4363
Phone: (801) 587-9084
Fax (801) 585-1980
Debbie: Huntsman Cancer Institute, Room 5146
Phone: (801) 585-1659
Fax: (801) 581-7696
Developmental Biology Training Grant
Developmental Biology Training Grant support includes a stipend, tuition (for grad. students, see below), health insurance, and $2,000 per year to attend one domestic meeting and other training-related expenses (books, journal subscriptions, lab supplies, etc.). For graduate student trainees, please note the following when you register for each semester that you are supported by the Training Grant:
1. You should register for 3 credit hours, and no more. Exceptions for taking a required course will be considered on an individual
basis.
2. Debbie Carter will arrange to have your tuition paid.
3. Do not register for the summer quarter unless you are defending your thesis.
4. Students who are non-residents in Utah can only register for 3 credit hours of Thesis Research, and nothing else. Otherwise,
they will be hit with non-resident tuition fees, which are very high. Student trainees must achieve resident status as soon as
possible to be eligible for other courses.
5. Let Debbie Carter know if you will need health insurance coverage.
Please acknowledge your support from the training grant
on papers you submit for publication: “Jane Doe was supported by an
NIH Developmental Biology Training Grant (5T32 HD07491).”
TRAINING PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
The Training Program provides an opportunity to bring together faculty
and students from around campus and who are studying questions in developmental
biology. The bulk of these interactions are initiated by activities supported
by the Training Program. These activities are summarized below. In addition,
the Training Program ensures a standardized curriculum for trainees that
involves their participation in interdepartmental and interlab journal
clubs and courses. This cross-disciplinary training provides a means for
students to significantly expand their circle of colleagues to include
the broader community of developmental biologists on campus.
Developmental Biology Journal Club
All trainees participate in the Developmental Biology Journal Club, held
Tuesdays at noon in EIHG 6400. Mentors and
any other interested parties are also invited to attend. Participants present
a paper of interest and also background information to provide context for
the work under discussion. For further information, please contact Carl
Thummel or Patty Lisieski. Additional
journal clubs are listed here.
Additional
link.
Developmental Biology Discussion Group
Each year, three trainees present their research to the Developmental Biology Discussion Group. All
trainees are required to attend and mentors are enthusiastically encouraged to participate and
provide trainees with feedback. These seminars are held in various conference rooms, check seminars page for room location, Fridays at 2 p.m. This year's trainee speakers will be George Eisenhoffer on October 26th, Melissa Hardy on November 2nd, and Eric Veien on November 16th, 2007..
Developmental Biology Training Program Seminars
Two trainees, selected at the beginning of each budget year, are asked to invite an outside speaker of their choice (in
consultation with their faculty advisor and members of the Advisory Committee). These seminars are held in various conference rooms, check seminars page for room location, Fridays at 2 p.m. Carolyn Adler and Karyn Sheaffer are the trainee hosts for 2007-2008. A list of this year’s seminars are provided here.
Developmental Biology Training Program Retreats
We hold Annual Retreats sponsored by the Developmental Biology Training Program each April. Each trainee presents a 20-minute talk
about his or her research, followed by a 10-minute discussion period. In addition, two outside visitors attended the retreat, with
one speaker presenting their research during a one hour talk after lunch and the other presenting a seminar on the preceding
Friday. This year the retreat will be held April 18-19, 2008 at Deer Valley, Silver Lake Lodge.
Courses (graduate students only):
Complete the University of Utah’s ethics in science course,
Internal Med. 757 “Scientific Integrity and Ethics in Scientific Research.”
Take an advanced Developmental Biology courses. These should
be at a graduate level (6000-7000 series courses) in a topic related to
developmental biology. A list of courses is provided here.
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