Training Programs: UAB Pre-Doctoral Training in Obesity-Related Research

UAB Pre-Doctoral Training in Obesity-Related Research

RESEARCH TRAINING FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT 2019

2019 RFA Pre-doctoral Training Program (PDF)

The Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) at the University of Alabama at Birmingham announces the availability of pre-doctoral fellowships funded through the NIH T32 grant (T32HL105349) awarded by the Heart, Lung and Blood Disease Institute (NHLBI). The funds from this grant may be used only for US Citizens or permanent residents. In very rare cases we are able to identify additional funds for the exceptional applicant who is neither a US Citizen nor permanent resident, but this is a rarity.

Positions entail working collaboratively with an interdisciplinary group of scientists. The NORC studies virtually all aspects of obesity ranging from molecular biology to epidemiology. Investigators include molecular biologists, physicians, psychologists, statisticians, physiologists, epidemiologists, and nutritionists.

Faculty Mentors:

Primary Mentors	Affiliated Mentors	Collaborating Mentors
Olivia Affuso, PhD	Shannon Bailey, PhD	Peggy Biga, PhD
Steve Austad, PhD	Marcas M. Bamman, PhD	Mary Boggiano, PhD
Monica L. Baskin, PhD	Stephen Barnes, PhD	Tiffany Carson, PhD
Maria De Luca, PhD	John Chatham, PhD	Krista Casazza, PhD
Gareth Dutton, PhD	Yabing Chen, PhD	Paula Chandler-Laney, PhD
José R. Fernández, PhD	Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD	Yu-Ying Chen, PhD
Kevin Fontaine, PhD	Karen Gamble, PhD	Andrea Cherrington, MD
W. Timothy Garvey, MD	John Hartman, MD	Nefertiti Durant, MD
Barbara Gower, PhD	Steven Lloyd, MD	Gordon Fisher, PhD
James O. Hill, PhD	George Howard, PhD	Kirk Habegger, PhD
Julie Locher, PhD	Joseph L. Messina, PhD	Suzanne Judd, PhD
Tim Nagy, PhD	Paul W. Sanders, MD	Robert Kesterson, PhD
Lyse A Norian, PhD	Victor Thannickal, MD	Dorothy Pekmezi, PhD
James Rimmer, PhD	Tryvge Tollefsbol, PhD	Courtney Peterson, PhD
Laura Q. Rogers, MD	Stephen Watts, PhD	Eric Plaisance, PhD
James Shikany, DrPH		Danielle Powell, MD
J. Michael Wyss, PhD		Daniel L. Smith, Jr. PhD
Bradley Yoder, PhD		Robert E. Sorge, PhD
Martin E. Young, PhD		Adam Wende, PhD
		Larrell Wilkinson, PhD

NORC Predoctoral T32 Obesity Program Frequently Asked Questions

Eligibility Criteria

Doctoral student in good standing at UAB (All disciplines are invited to apply)
Be midway through 1st year in a PhD program and prepared to enter 2nd year of training in August
US citizens or permanent residents
Express a long-term plan and expectation to work as an independent investigator in obesity-research
Commit to meet all obligations of the training program (link)

Application Process:

Student will either approach a mentor or mentor will ask student about creating a research relationship, or either can seek guidance from Program Directors to be matched with a potentially interested counterpart.
Student and Mentor together apply for entry into the program, forming the full mentoring team according to the requirement for disciplinary domain diversity (link).
Applications are due June 4, 2019 (12:00 p.m.). Materials required for full consideration include:
1. Student and Mentor prepare letters outlining training goals and research objectives
2. Student curriculum vitae
3. Two letters of reference to be sent to program directors
4. Complete the application (PDF).
Applicants will be notified by June 28, 2019; and fellowship will begin August 1, 2019.
Send all of these materials to norc@uab.edu by June 4, 2019.