A newly-created Functional Genomics Center, headed by an MMI faculty, will provide microarray analysis for the OHSU campus. The results of this commitment are evident. Some hold high level positions in companies. The training environment is excellent. Several seminar series on campus expose students to additional research approaches and philosphies and provide opportunities for students to meet researchers at the forefront of their fields.
Students rotate in three research labs in the first three quarters of graduate school.
This experience allows the students to experience a variety of research opportunities and to help them choose a mentor for their graduate thesis work. In addition to didactic coursework, which take approximately 1.5 years to complete, students participate in journal clubs and present their research results in a formal seminar setting every year. They are taught to think critically and independently and to write manuscripts and proposals in the NIH style. All MMI students are fully supported by stipends from NIH training grants or from grants held by their mentors. The City and Environs Oregon Health Sciences University is situated at the top of the highest hill in the middle of the city of Portland.