To be eligible for support, trainees must be accepted into a doctoral program at University of Connecticut (a UConn Health or UConn Storrs graduate student who has completed their first or second year of PhD training) and be a US citizen or US Permanent Resident. Other eligibility criteria may apply.

Our pre-doctoral training program draws faculty from multiple graduate programs, and basic science and clinical disciplines, ensuring collaboration across traditional departmental boundaries. By focusing on our institution’s strategic priorities, we are able to provide trainees opportunities to work on the frontiers of translational science in alignment with the greatest needs of the health system.

Program

The T32 Doctoral Training Program aims to educate, support, and enhance the training of individuals dedicated to careers as independent clinical translational and basic scientists in the field of regenerative engineering. The program offers inter-disciplinary research training at the University of Connecticut combining the fields of biomedical science and engineering. Trainees will be selected from current UConn graduate students who have completed their first or second year of PhD training. Trainees will become experts in regenerative engineering and its foundations to work towards the alleviation of human disease and musculoskeletal injuries by means of tissue regeneration.

Program Structure

Each cohort is offered inter-disciplinary research training at the University of Connecticut (UConn) combining the fields of biomedical science and engineering. Regular research seminars, conference presentations and courses are conducted.

Trainee Support

Tuition and most university fees are covered. Trainees receive an annual stipend from NIH as well as a supplemental Graduate Assistantship stipend. Medical and Dental coverage plans may also be purchased. Funds are also available to cover childcare, laboratory supplies, and the cost of registration and travel to scientific meetings.

Mentoring

Each Trainee selects a lab preceptor and together prepare an Individualized Development Plan (IDP) to identify strength, weakness, set long-term and short-term training goals, and explore science career opportunities.

Partnership

The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering in partnership with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI), produces a webinar series Rising Stars of Regenerative Engineering: The Dynamic of Students and Research Mentors. The format for the virtual convening series provides a description of the research by the trainee followed by a dialogue with the mentor. Beyond the science, the webinars address the social and psychological dimensions of research training.

Monthly T32 Convergence Forum

Each session provides an opportunity for discussion and camaraderie among the Fellows. Each meeting features a Far-Out and Trends in Convergence topics presented by a Fellow and faculty on new perspectives in biomedical sciences.

Research Labs

Faculty investigators throughout the School of Medicine utilize state-of-the-art laboratories and interdisciplinary resources to further enhance research finding and advancements.

https://medicine.uconn.edu/research/research-programs-and-labs/

https://research.uconn.edu/our-research/facilities-and-labs/

Requirements

Trainees are expected to commit to and participate in all program components, including the research program, coursework, and programmatic training activities, and their involvement should continue through the duration of their PhD program.

Encouraging Diversity

The training program is committed to ensuring diversity in selecting outstanding fellows for the program. Minority, disadvantaged, or disabled applicants are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply

Visit our application page to see current postings.