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
    Ashok Chopra, CSc, Ph.D., Chair
    (409) 747-0518| achopra@utmb.edu
  8. Other Intramural / Internal Opportunities
  9. NIH/NIAID T35 AI078878
    Lynn Soong, MD, PhD, PI/Program Director
    7/01/08 – 6/30/13
    Title: Infectious diseases and inflammatory disorders training program
  10. SCVD Funding
    Alan T. BarrettD, PhD, Program Director

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