As a first year MD-Ph.D. student, I am currently a full-time medical student. Separate from the medical curriculum, I am enrolled in Immunology 599, a seminar course intended to introduce first-year Ph.D students to current faculty research. I will take an additional graduate course and an independent study before the completion of the first two years of medical school. I intend to conduct research under the direction of Dr. David Weiner in the summer of 2003 as my first lab rotation. I will commence my fulltime Ph.D. training starting my third year (fall 2004) as an Immunology graduate student. In this capacity, I will spend 40% of my time in my thesis lab, while at the same time completing coursework requirements for the Ph.D. program. For my thesis project, I will take an immunological approach to infectious disease research. This field of study will prepare me for future research in vaccine or therapeutic regimens for those diseases that most afflict developing countries. ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
1F31AI056671-01
Application #
6688224
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-MBC-1 (29))
Program Officer
Hernandez, Milton J
Project Start
2003-09-01
Project End
2008-08-31
Budget Start
2003-09-01
Budget End
2004-08-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2003
Total Cost
$46,983
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Pennsylvania
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
042250712
City
Philadelphia
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
19104
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