Genetics Short Courses are organized each semester with guest lecturers speaking on special topics chosen by the students. The Training Grant Seminar meets once per week during Winter Semester and features student presentations. Finally, the students participate in special offerings including ethics-related seminars, an annual retreat and various other functions. An additional 8 credit hours of genetics electives. This stipend is usually supplemented by the individual departments and interested students should contact the department to which they intend to apply for further information.
Funds are also available for attendance at scientific meetings.
Only U.S. citizens and resident aliens are eligible for these traineeships. Executive Committee Students applying to the member departments of the Genetics Training Grant are automatically considered for traineeship. Final selection is made by the executive committee which consists of the program director, a faculty representative from each department and two student representatives. For specific information not listed above students can contact any of the five member departments.