Environmental Health Sciences 
Environmental Toxicology and Epidemiology Training Grant
Supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH
This program provides predoctoral and postdoctoral research training in the study of the causes and prevention of adverse consequences to human health that may result from environmental exposures.
Why Study Environmental Toxicology and Epidemiology?
Exposures to chemical, physical and biological agents have the potential to adversely affect human health. Toxicologists identify environmental exposures of concern, reveal mechanisms by which toxicants initiate pathological dysfunction or disease, identify interventions for the prevention of adverse effects, and estimate acceptable levels of exposure for the protection of the public health.
Toxicologists contribute their scientific expertise to society as teachers, researchers, policy advisors and consultants in academic, government, nonprofit and private institutions. Individuals with a background in biological, chemical, environmental or epidemiological sciences who have a desire to improve the understanding of how environmental agents impact human health will find exciting, varied, challenging and rewarding Careers in Toxicology.
The Program
Based in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, the program brings together faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students and research scientists from across the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus who share interests and expertise in toxicology.
An interdisciplinary Faculty at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus provides toxicology training. Current faculty Research Projects provide opportunities for research training in molecular, biochemical, cellular, pathophysiological and epidemiological toxicology, reflecting the breadth and interactive nature of toxicological science from the molecule to human populations.
Predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees in this training grant are required to conduct training in research relevant to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). To learn more about research training supported by this NIEHS-sponsored training grant, click here. A Core Curriculum provides the academic foundation for toxicology research for predoctoral graduate students and opportunities for postdoctoral fellows to enhance their academic background. A large selection of other courses provides opportunities for specialized academic preparation.
The University of Michigan has the oldest predoctoral training program in toxicology in the USA. As a leading teaching and research institution, the University of Michigan offers a dynamic, well-funded and exciting atmosphere for advanced research training in toxicology.
Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows with diverse interests and from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds join the Program to receive advanced trained in the specialized science of toxicology, often by engaging in research in areas quite different from their prior training experiences. Follow the link to Current Trainees to learn more about current graduate student and postdoctoral fellow backgrounds and research activities.
Graduates of the program have distinguished themselves in careers of service at academic institutions, in local, state and federal agencies, and in private and non-profit organizations. Follow the link to Graduates of the Program to learn more about their careers and activities.
Fellowships
A training grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH provides predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships to citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States, or to individuals with legal permanent residence status in the United States. These NIH fellowships provide monthly stipends and health insurance, and are awarded on the basis of academic preparation, letters of recommendation and interest in the training program objective of transdisciplinary research that bridges mechanistic toxicology and environmental molecular epidemiology with applications to human disease prevention.
Academic Preparation
The predoctoral program accepts applicants with a bachelor's or master's degree. Academic preparation typically includes coursework in biology, chemistry (through organic), biochemistry, physics and calculus. Experience working in a research laboratory is desirable. Graduate students must be enrolled in a doctoral training program in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences of the University of Michigan.
The postdoctoral program accepts applicants with a Ph.D., M.D., D.V.M., or equivalent advanced degree in a relevant science field. Candidates must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. or equivalent advanced degree prior to initiating the fellowship.
Application Procedure
Predoctoral Fellowships
Applications for predoctoral fellowships are accepted from predoctoral students enrolled in a doctoral training program of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences.
Eligible applicants are identified during review of applications. Applicants who wish to be considered for these fellowships are encouraged to indicate this in their applications.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
Applicants are encouraged to review the Faculty and contact directly the faculty member(s) whose research is of interest. If the applicant has not identified a faculty mentor, the application will be distributed to the training faculty to identify faculty members with an interest in mentoring the applicant. Postdoctoral fellowships are awarded only to candidates with an identified mentor.
Applications for training grant postdoctoral fellowships are accepted throughout the year and reviewed as fellowships become available, usually after at least three applications have been received.
Postdoctoral applications should include:
- A cover letter from the applicant addressed to the Program Director that describes how the proposed research training will contribute to the applicant's career plans with specific reference to environmental health sciences and the training program objective of transdisciplinary research that bridges mechanistic toxicology and environmental molecular epidemiology with applications to human disease prevention.
- A curriculum vitae
- A copy of graduate transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation
- A supporting letter from the proposed postdoctoral research training mentor that includes: a brief description of current research projects of interest and relevance to the applicant's postdoctoral training; relevance of the applicant's proposed research training to the objectives of NIEHS, and how the applicant's participation in this research is consistent with the training program objectives.
Submission
Inquiries and application materials should be sent by email, fax, or mail to:
Dr. Rita Loch-Caruso, Director
Environmental Toxicology and Epidemiology Program
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
1415 Washington Heights
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
Phone: (734) 936-1256
Fax: (734) 936-7283
Email: rlc@umich.edu
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