Summary
The program proposes an interdisciplinary training program in skin biology at the University of California, Irvine, focusing on integrating bioengineering, imaging, and computation into research for skin biology discoveries.
Interdisciplinary Training Program in Skin Biology
US · CA · Irvine
NIH
grant
awarded
#nih-5T32AR080622-04
What they want
The program will train four individuals, comprising three graduate students (including MD-PhD students) and one postdoctoral fellow (including dermatology residents). Trainees will pursue interdisciplinary projects at the intersection of skin biology and either systems biology or bioengineering/imaging, guided by dual mentoring from a skin biologist and a complementary field mentor. Training includes laboratory research, lectures in skin biology and diseases, a weekly Skin Club, seminar series, retreats, a yearly symposium, and tailored career development activities.
Deliverables
- Training of four individuals (graduate students, MD-PhD students, postdoctoral fellows, dermatology residents)
- Interdisciplinary research projects in skin biology, systems biology, and bioengineering/imaging
- Data presentations at weekly Skin Club
- Participation in seminar series, retreats, and a yearly symposium
Technical requirements
- Integration of bioengineering, including imaging, into research
- Integration of computation into research
- Focus on systems biology
Key personnel
- Graduate students (including MD-PhD students)
- Postdoctoral fellows (including dermatology residents)
- Skin biology mentors
- Collaborating investigators from other scientific disciplines
