Applications

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 This training program:

  1. Provides students with exposure to leading developments in the various fields comprising Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
  2. Provides the students with ample opportunity to develop presentation skills; develop analytical strategies for evaluation of the literature in this field.
  3. Through presentations by authoritative speakers the program exposes students to traditional and non-traditional career paths in Structural Biology & Molecular Biophysics
  4. Subsidizes travel by students to major meetings of the field. Mentors will be required to support travel by the trainee to a national meeting relevant to the training program. The training program and the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics will provide funds to subsidize travel.

The trainees meet with training faculty and outside speakers during an extended luncheon held monthly. The past schedules can be found on the Training Program Schedule section of our website.

Eligibility

The program supports 3rd year Ph.D. students and 4th year combined degree students for one-two years. Applications will be accepted from rising 3rd year Ph.D. students or rising 4th year combined degree students only for appointment to the 2023-2024 year of the training program.

A prerequisite to application is to regularly attend Tier 1 meetings throughout the academic year. The schedule of events for Tier 1 can be found in the Training Program Schedule. Please email Morgan Kelly to be added to the email list for event reminders.

Students who have not taken BMB 508 will be required to take this core course concurrently with an appointment to the training program. 

Application Procedure

The following documents should be sent to the SBMB training grant coordinator, Morgan Kelly. Please fill out the cover sheet and assemble all required documents into a single PDF document:

  1. Cover Sheet 
  2. CV. This should include undergraduate GPA and any honors, awards, publications etc.
  3. Copy of your UPenn Graduate School transcript (contact the coordinator of your graduate group to obtain this). 
  4. A document describing the student's research, how the research is appropriate for this Training Grant, and statement of their commitment to/interest in TG, and commitment to attend/partake in all Training Grant activities. Two pages maximum.

The applicant should also arrange for the Ph.D. advisor to send 1) A letter of recommendation. 2) their bio sketch in NIH format, directly to the SBMB training grant coordinator, Kelli McKenna.

Reappointments

For current trainees, you are eligible to apply to be reappointed to the training grant for another year. If you would like to apply for reappointment, please send the following to Morgan Kelly (1) a letter stating your interest in being reappointed; (2) an up-to-date CV/Bio sketch.