UF Genetics Institute Awarded Prestigious NIH Training Grant To Support Doctoral Education in Biomedical Science

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has awarded the University of Florida a five-year $2.98 million grant to support graduate students engaged in cutting-edge research at the interface of genetics, genomics, and molecular pharmacology.

The grant to the UF Genetics Institute (UFGI) will provide $639,540 per year to support 12 predoctoral trainees, covering stipends, tuition, travel, training-related expenses, and childcare support.

“Based on the strength and innovation of the proposed training program, the NIH doubled the number of training positions and overall grant size from the original application,” said Thomas P. Burris, director of the Genetics Institute.

The Genetics Training Program is a collaborative effort between the UFGI’s Genetics and Genomics Graduate Program and the College of Medicine’s Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences.

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