Subject: 2015 NIDDK/OMHRC Diversity Summer
Research Training Program (DSRTP) Application Now Available! Deadline February 15, 2015
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) through the Office of Minority Health Research Coordination (OMHRC) is now accepting
applications for the Diversity Summer Research Training Program (DSRTP). Please visit
https://dsrtp.niddk.nih.gov/
to start the online application process.
The overall goal of this program is to build and sustain a biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social science research pipeline focused on NIDDK mission areas.
The NIDDK Diversity Summer Program is particularly interested in increasing students from backgrounds underrepresented in biomedical research, including individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds and individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.
At the end of the summer, students participate in the NIH Summer Research Program Poster Day. This provides an opportunity for students to present their work
before the NIH scientific community. Students are also expected to participate in meetings and seminars in their individual laboratories. In addition, with permission from their preceptors, students may also attend formal lectures and symposia, which are listed
in the weekly "NIH Calendar of Events." The NIH Calendar of Events is only available for students working at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
Research performed by the laboratories and branches of the NIDDK covers an extraordinarily diverse area but is unified by a commitment to excellence in both
basic and clinical investigation. The basic science laboratories include outstanding groups in many facets of modern molecular biology, structural biology, including x-ray crystallography and NMR, cell biology, and pharmacology. Systems under study include
viruses, prokaryotes and eukaryotes, including yeast and mammalian cells. Developmental biology is represented by studies ranging from those on cellular slime molds to those on mouse oocyte development. Several laboratories use the most up-to-date techniques
in receptor pharmacology, natural products chemistry, and organic chemistry to study a wide variety of compounds, particularly neuroactive agents. Not only biochemical but also mathematical and physical chemical methods are applied to a variety of fundamental
problems.
The clinical branches of NIDDK combine basic science and clinical investigation with patient care. Several branches study endocrine diseases and general aspects
of signal transduction, including growth factor and hormone action. Molecular biologic and molecular genetic techniques have been used to elucidate specific gene mutations representing the underlying defect in a variety of diseases, including thyroid hormone
resistance, certain forms of diabetes, and other disorders of signal transduction. Several NIDDK scientists have created transgenic and knockout mice models of human diseases.
Program Highlights
Eligibility
Provisions
Location and Duration
Application Procedure
Contact
Ms. Winnie Martinez
Program Analyst
Office of Minority Health Research Coordination
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
II Democracy Plaza
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Room 906A
Bethesda, MD 20892
This email was sent on behalf of Winnie Martinez.
Best regards,
Yesenia Ramos
Yesenia Ramos
Extramural Support Assistant
Office of Minority Health Research Coordination
National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
II Democracy Plaza
Room 902-A
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel: (301) 594-8840
Fax: (301) 594-9358