Graduate Training in Developmental Biology

This NIH funded training program is designed to train the next generation of developmental biologists to advance our understanding of developmental processes and thereby make it possible to harness the promise of stem cell therapy. The mission of the training program is to provide predoctoral trainees with the background knowledge, research skills, and career development activities needed today to successfully compete for academic and science-related careers. Specifically, the training aims to foster independent and critical thinking and the ability to initiate, lead and be an active participant in scientific discussions. At the same time, since launching a traditional independent academic research career is becoming increasingly difficult, the training also provides various professional developmental activities ranging from advanced writing seminars to opportunities for job-shadowing internships in the private or clinical sectors.


Congratulations Trainees!

Congratulations to our trainees, Reiko Tomizawa, for her recently published paper in the Journal for Investigative Dermatology, Anastasia Slavutsky for her recently published paper in Nature Reviews. Neuroscience, and Joseph Yano for his recently published paper in Angiogenesis. Keep up the good work! 

News

  • Welcome to the Developmental Biology Training Grant! Wednesday, August 17, 2022

    We would like to welcome Allison Marvin, Sweta Narayan, Anastasia Slavutsky, Reiko Tomizawa, and Joseph Yano to the DB Training Grant! We are looking forward to a productive year ahead.

Upcoming Events

  • Lunch with Penn Faculty - Melanie Pellecchia, PhD, BCBA, NCSP

    Lunch with Penn Faculty -  Melanie Pellecchia, PhD, BCBA, NCSP - Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Psychiatry Department at Upenn. This event is open to current and former trainees on the Developmental Biology Training Grant. 

  • Lunch with Penn Faculty

    Lunch with Penn Faculty - Dorothy Roberts, JD - George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology and the Raymond Pace and and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. This event is open to current and former trainees on the Developmental Biology Training Grant. 

  • Lunch with Penn Faculty

    Lunch with Penn Faculty - Jamie Shuda, E.d.D - Director of Education & Outreach and the Co-Founder and Director of Project BioEYES. This event is open to current and former trainees on the Developmental Biology Training Grant.