Graduate Program

In-house Training Grants

Support is also available for Microbiology and Immunology students through in-house NIH training grants. Many graduate program faculty are members of these training programs. Students are encouraged to apply for national fellowship programs and the Department assists students in preparing and submitting these applications.

1. T32 Pre–Doctoral Training in Emerging and Tropical Infectious Diseases
   Alan D. Barrett, Ph. D., Director
   (409) 772-6662 | abarrett@utmb.edu
   
2. T32 Post–Doctoral Training Program in Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
   Norbert J. Roberts, M.D., Director
   (409) 747-0236 | nroberts@utmb.edu
   
3. T32 Pre-Doctoral Biodefense Training Program
   Scott C. Weaver, Ph. D., Director
   (409) 747-0758 | sweaver@utmb.edu
   
4. Pre-Doctoral Training Program in Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases
   Stephen Higgs, Ph. D., Director
   (409) 747-2426| sthiggs@utmb.edu
   
5. T32 Computational and Structural Biology in Biodefense Training Program
   David G. Gorenstein, Ph. D., Director
   (409) 772-2402 | dggorens@utmb.edu
   
6. The W. M. Keck Center for Virus Imaging Training Program
   Scott C. Weaver, Ph. D., Director
   (409) 747-0758 | Sweaver@utmb.edu
   Stan J. Watowich, Ph. D., Co-Director
   (409) 747-4749 | sjwatowi@utmb.edu
   
7. Mclaughlin Endowment
   Peter W. Mason, Ph.D., Chair
   (409) 747-8143| pwmason@utmb.edu
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