T-32: Botanical Approaches to Combat Metabolic Syndrome
Program Structure
Trainees entering the program will be assigned a Primary Mentor , a faculty member whose research is of major interest to the trainee and in whose lab the trainee's office is likely to be located. A Secondary Mentor in a different but relevant area will also be identified . Along with working side by side in research activities with our faculty mentors, trainees will be expected to attend coursework in nutrition, complimentary and integrative medicine, metabolic syndrome, and botanical science. They will also participate in workshops on grant proposal preparation and the responsible conduct of research . Throughout each year, trainees will attend seminars by visiting scientists , work-in-progress presentations by faculty, postdoc data presentations, and they will present their ongoing research and training activities to the Program's Steering Committee.
* Only applicants who are US citizens or have resident alien status will be considered for these training programs.
Trainees entering the program will be assigned a Primary Mentor , a faculty member whose research is of major interest to the trainee and in whose lab the trainee's office is likely to be located. A Secondary Mentor in a different but relevant area will also be identified . Along with working side by side in research activities with our faculty mentors, trainees will be expected to attend coursework in nutrition, complimentary and integrative medicine, metabolic syndrome, and botanical science. They will also participate in workshops on grant proposal preparation and the responsible conduct of research . Throughout each year, trainees will attend seminars by visiting scientists , work-in-progress presentations by faculty, postdoc data presentations, and they will present their ongoing research and training activities to the Program's Steering Committee.
* Only applicants who are US citizens or have resident alien status will be considered for these training programs.
