Certificate Awarded: Graduate Certificate Scholars in Biomedical Sciences
Program Director(s):
Styliani-Anna (Stella) Tsirka, PhD, Director
Vincent Yang, MD, Ph.D., Clinical co-Director
Sima Mofakham, PhD, Associate Director
Sandeep Mallipattu, MD, Associate Clinical co-Director
Program Administrator:
Danielle Mauro-Hernandez
Program Website
The purpose of this program is to engage graduate students in translational medicine. The track aims to promote an understanding of the presentation, progression and treatment of diseases related to the area of their thesis research. Trainees enter the program during their second or third year of graduate studies (after their qualifying exams or around the time their thesis project would be proposed) in one of Stony Brook University’s PhD granting programs and remain in the track beyond the program’s first structured, didactic year and until PhD graduation. At the completion of their doctoral studies, trainees receive a certificate naming them Scholars in Biomedical Sciences (SBS).
The SBMS program is partially supported by an NIH T32 award.
The SBMS Program considers all candidates equally, regardless of state of residence, and particularly encourages applications from women, individuals with disabilities, and members of racial and/or ethnic groups currently under-represented in biomedical science.
Admission Requirements
Application: Application to the program is complete once the application form (submitted online) and the letters of support (submitted via email) are received.
Application Form: on the website
The application includes:
- Student: CV and a 2-page description of their intended translational research project and career goals. Typically, this project will amount to at least one specific aim of the student’s Ph.D. research.
- Ph.D. Mentor: NIH Biosketch and support letter (up to 1-page) describing how the proposed project will prepare the student to interface with clinicians in their research and the mentor’s commitment to the requirements of the track.
- Clinical co-Mentor: NIH Biosketch and letter describing relationship to the Ph.D. mentor and the research project and commitment to provide the student with appropriate clinical exposure. A short (up to 1-page) description of the clinical experiences intended for the student must be described. The clinical co-Mentor is encouraged to remain as a member of the student’s research advisory committee for the duration of the student’s Ph.D. research.
- Letter of recommendation from the Graduate Program Director. Letter must describe student’s progress in their respective program.
Application Deadline: Mid June - Applications will be evaluated by the end of June, and the selected students/teams finalized by early July.
Please submit letters of support electronically to Danielle Mauro-Hernandez at danielle.mauro-hernandez@stonybrook.edu
Funding of the awarded proposals: Every year, 5-8 students are expected to be selected for the program. They will be partially supported for one calendar year. The funds typically provide a 10% increase to the stipend of the graduate student, cover tuition and fees, and facilitate some training-related expenses.
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