This unique trans-institutional training program in “neurolipidomics” is designed for basic scientists and clinical trainees focused on training highly qualified personnel to identify and reverse pathogenic global and regional changes in lipid metabolism that render our brain vulnerable to Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and stroke.
Our mission is to develop trainees with: new insight into underlying metabolic mechanisms precipitating neurodegenerative disease, new strategies to treat these intractable diseases, new capacity to represent, communicate, and model this insight in 2D and 3D modes of medical representation, an ethical understanding and conceptual framework in which to base experimental and translational decisions, an ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary teams. |
These courses are intended as guidelines. Speak to your guidance counsellor to see what courses are offered at your school.
Step 1: Apply to mentors through the program's Awards and Communications Officer. The initial step in this process is to send an application package to the Awards and Communications Officer providing the following: current curriculum vitae; scanned copies of your undergraduate transcripts; a list of the mentors you are interested in interviewing with; a statement of your research interests. Once all required documents have been received and eligibility requirements have been confirmed, applications will be forwarded to our faculty mentors. Step 2: Interview with one of our faculty mentors. Depending upon the availability of positions and strength of application, applicants will be invited to interview for positions with one of our faculty mentors.
Trainees (undergraduate science and medical students, graduate students, and PDFs) are recruited by each of our core mentors into one of three curriculums: Lipid Discovery, Technology Development, Modeling (Systems Biology inductive approach); Targeted Lipidomics (Cell Biology and Biochemical deductive approach); and Biomarker and Drug Discovery (Translational approach). |
| Additional Admission Requirements: | - Resume/Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Research Interests
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* We make every attempt to provide accurate information on prerequisites, programs, and tuition. However, this information is subject to change without notice and we highly recommend that you contact the school to confirm important information before applying.