Graduate Student Fellowships - 2008
The J.C. Self Research Institute of the Greenwood
Genetic Center and the Clemson University Department of Genetics and
Biochemistry (http://www.clemson.edu/genbiochem/)
have five pre-doctoral fellowships available in human genetics for
students starting their Ph.D. programs in 2008. Selected students
will work with faculty members specializing in human molecular
genetics, bioinformatics, or genetic epidemiology.
Faculty members with fellowship positions
available are:
- Dr. Charles Schwartz (ceschwartz@ggc.org) –
Dr. Schwartz's research focuses on the identification of genes
that cause mental retardation, autism, and birth defects. His
research group has successfully identified genes that cause
mental retardation using candidate gene testing and positional
cloning. They utilize cell biology to further investigate gene
mutations.
- Dr. Anand Srivastava (anand@ggc.org) – Dr.
Srivastava's research interest is to understand the etiology of
inherited disorders of human brain development, cognitive
function, and epithelial organogenesis. His research group uses
targeted cloning to identify disease genes and utilizes cell
biology, transgenic, and other functional approaches to
elucidate gene function and related genetic pathways.
- Dr. Julianne Collins (julianne@ggc.org) – Dr.
Collins combines genetic and epidemiological methods to study
the genetic factors involved in disease and susceptibility to
disease. She is interested in preventing neural tube defects and
performing linkage and association studies using microarray data
in families with mental retardation.
- Dr. Liangjiang Wang (ljwang@ggc.org) – Dr.
Wang research interests are biological databases, machine
learning, and computational molecular biology. He is currently
working on new bioinformatic methods for sequence and microarray
gene expression data analysis, and will use these methods to
analyze data collected from patients with mental retardation or
other disorders.
The first two years of student training will be
spent at the Clemson University campus completing the required
course work in genetics, and then the students will perform research
projects at the Greenwood Genetic Center campus in Greenwood, South
Carolina.
Candidates who have or will have a B.S. or M.S. in
the life sciences, statistics, or computer science are encouraged to
apply for these fellowships by April 4, 2008. A preference
will be given to candidates with some knowledge of genetics. Special
consideration will be given to candidates with previous laboratory
research or computer programming experience.
The yearly student stipend will be $25,000.00.
Questions about these fellowships should be emailed directly to the
faculty members listed above. Applications including a resume,
transcripts, GRE scores, a letter describing experience and research
interests, and the names and contact information of three references
should be sent to the attention of the faculty member of interest at
their email address or at the following address:
J.C. Self Research Institute of Human Genetics
113 Gregor Mendel Circle
Greenwood, SC 29646
Fax: 864-388-1707
Since 1974, the Greenwood Genetic Center has been
a leader in the delivery of genetic services to the population of
South Carolina. The center provides genetic education, clinical
genetic services, treatment and prevention programs for
disabilities, and genetic research to benefit individuals in South
Carolina and other states. The Greenwood Genetic Center works
closely with the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and
Special Needs to provide diagnostic services, treatment and
prevention programs to reduce the risk and severity of disabling
conditions. The Greenwood Genetic Center is an Equal Opportunity
Employer. |
