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| Principal Investigator: Wright, Fred A. | |
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| Institute Receiving Award | North Carolina State University Raleigh |
| Location | Raleigh, NC |
| Grant Number | T32ES007329 |
| Funding Organization | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| Award Funding Period | 01 Jul 2000 to 30 Jun 2022 |
| DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): | Abstract Renewal is requested for a long-standing and successful training program in bioinformatics at North Carolina State University, with support for 8 predoctoral trainees and 2 postdoctoral trainees. The application builds on the success of the bioinformatics graduate program at NC State, which has produced nearly 50 Master's and 60 PhD graduates in Bioinformatics since the beginning of the program in 1999. The program and environment have been substantially updated to focus on environmental health bioinformatics (EHB) training, supported by additional faculty and new research programs. Past doctoral graduates are employed in academic, government, or industry positions. The graduate training program has prerequisites in mathematics, statistics, computing, and genetics. Ph.D. candidates are engaged in coursework in bioinformatics, computer science, genetics, genomics, and statistics for two years, and are expected to complete their program within five years. The substantial re-focusing of the program on environmental and related health sciences has included recruitment of additional faculty members, the addition of existing NC State faculty who bring substantial environmental expertise, and a new strength in spatial-environmental analysis. A new combined data/informatics structure for student committees will ensure appropriate progress and focus to ensure student success. |
| Science Code(s)/Area of Science(s) | Primary: 87 - Institutional Training/Institutional Career Development Grants |
| Publications | See publications associated with this Grant. |
| Program Officer | Carol Shreffler |