NIH Training Grants
More than half of UVA BME PhD students will graduate having been appointed to an National Institutes of Health Training Grant or Medical Scientist Training Program. Each program augments your educational and professional development through various program-specific activities.
Biotechnology Training Grant
2022 | Logan Campbell, Ramon Castellanos-Sanchez, Natasha Claxton, Kareem El-Ghazawi, Alli McCrady, Reagan Portelance, Colleen Roosa
2021 | Lillian Dillard, Blaise Pfaff, Ridhi Sahani, Natasha Claxton, Ramon Castellanos-Sanchez, Kareem El-Ghazawi, Allie McCrady
2020 | Blaise Pfaff, Michael Rariden, Nick Cornell, Drew Miller, Ridhi Sahani
2018 | Rachel Bour, Ivan Basurto, Kristen Fread, Elizabeth Herbst
2017 | Kristen Fread, Elizabeth Herbst, Lee Talman
2016 | Lee Talman
2014 | Anna Blazier, Kellen Chen, Bruce Corliss; Reappointments Matt Biggs, Millie Shah
Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG) Training Program
2022 | Tor Breza
2021 | Tor Breza
Cancer Training Grant
2022 | Zehra Demir, Najwa Labban, Gabi Martinez
2021 | Mark Schwartz
2020 | Wisam Fares
2017 | Matthew Perez
2016 | Matthew Perez
2015 | Liz Pereira, Jessica Yuan
2014 | Colleen Curley
Cardiovascular Training Grant
2022 | Yonathan Aberra, David Csordas, Taylor Eggertsen, Matt Hoch
2021 | Jack Echols, Taylor Eggertsen, Yonathan Abberra, Julie Leonard-Duke
2020 | Delaney Fischer, Julie Leonard-Duke, Noah Perry
2018 | Jordan Reed, Helen Sporkin, Andrew Thim, Matt Van Houten, Corey Williams
2017 | Clif Ray, Soham Shah, Eric Thim, Corey Williams
2016 | Bonnie Dougherty and Catherine Gorick
2015 | Chris Smolko; Reappointments Ana Estrada, Molly Kelly-Goss, Rob Rickel, Laura Woo, Angela Zeigler
2014 | Ana Estrada, Molly Kelly-Goss, Rob Rickel, Laura Woo, Angela Zeigler, Brian Mead, Kelsie Timbie
Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program
2022 | Bing Xue
2017 | Samantha Perez
2015 | Philip Tan
2014 | Philip Tan; Dustin Bauknight
Systems & Biomolecular Data Science
2022 | Yela Alvarez, Tien Comlekoglu, Remziye Erdogan, Mario Garcia, Emma Glass, Nathan Leroy, Connor Moore
Biomedical Data Science Training Grant
2020 | Katherine Crump
2018 | Cailey Fitzgerald, Alex Mathew, Derek Bivona, John Lawson
2017 | Derek Bivona, John Lawson, Jeffrey Xing, Greg Medlock
2016 | Jeffrey Xing and Gregory Medlock
Biophysics Training Grant
2015 | Jennifer Hays
Infectious Diseases Training Grant
2015 | Bert Cortina
*For additions, corrections, or updates please email the Graduate Program Coordinator at bmegrad@virginia.edu.