[CCoE Notice] NLM Training Program – Call for Ph.D. Student Applications! LOIs Due Jan. 30, Applications Due Feb. 6

Wed Jan 8 15:59:40 CST 2025

This is a call for Ph.D. student (predoctoral) applications for the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Training Program in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/training/bmi-nlm/__;!!LkSTlj0I!H2rBp06w7oRWGk_wMqTMXAnbuDCxX2rF3mrwSsrA0V-WpTl2S5r4vwC0cEEFVBVRfwVqf_JTINMo8jy2lBAP$>.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, or permanent residents already in possession of a green card, who are affiliated with a GCC member institution<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/about/__;!!LkSTlj0I!H2rBp06w7oRWGk_wMqTMXAnbuDCxX2rF3mrwSsrA0V-WpTl2S5r4vwC0cEEFVBVRfwVqf_JTINMo8lxaiU-5$>. (Note: For HMRI, Ph.D. students are not eligible to apply, only postdocs.)

Deadlines:

Before Thursday, January 30: Applicants must discuss their proposed project with the NLM Steering Committee member from their institution, to ensure it is appropriate for this training program. See the list under the NLM Steering Committee and Training Faculty<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/training/bmi-nlm/*1556808353573-b6a59b50-87a6__;Iw!!LkSTlj0I!H2rBp06w7oRWGk_wMqTMXAnbuDCxX2rF3mrwSsrA0V-WpTl2S5r4vwC0cEEFVBVRfwVqf_JTINMo8m5c2XC2$> section.
UH Contact: Badri Roysam (broysam at uh.edu<mailto:broysam at uh.edu>, 713-743-1773)
Thursday, January 30 before 11:59 p.m. (just before midnight Thursday-to-Friday):

  1.  Required Letters of Intent<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/training/bmi-nlm/*1556808051464-984abb94-1eff__;Iw!!LkSTlj0I!H2rBp06w7oRWGk_wMqTMXAnbuDCxX2rF3mrwSsrA0V-WpTl2S5r4vwC0cEEFVBVRfwVqf_JTINMo8iLtXsB9$> are due;
  2.  Also due are any faculty requests for new membership in the NLM training faculty in order to sponsor a candidate (see “Faculty Eligibility”<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/training/bmi-nlm/*1556808353573-bb3f1459-2252__;Iw!!LkSTlj0I!H2rBp06w7oRWGk_wMqTMXAnbuDCxX2rF3mrwSsrA0V-WpTl2S5r4vwC0cEEFVBVRfwVqf_JTINMo8uQjIUxc$> section). Faculty can be provisionally approved, but are only added to the training faculty if their candidate is awarded a fellowship. Faculty must be tenure-track or tenured.
Thursday, February 6 before 11:59 pm: Applications, mentor recommendations, and all required materials<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/training/bmi-nlm/*1556808051464-984abb94-1eff__;Iw!!LkSTlj0I!H2rBp06w7oRWGk_wMqTMXAnbuDCxX2rF3mrwSsrA0V-WpTl2S5r4vwC0cEEFVBVRfwVqf_JTINMo8iLtXsB9$> are due, including letters of recommendation and unofficial transcripts.
Interviews for all selected applicants will be held on one day (no exceptions) via Zoom – Monday, February 17 ~late morning-early afternoon. Interviews are a total of 20 minutes long (presentation 8 minutes; 12 minutes Q&A), and timeslots will be assigned in advance. Both mentors are expected to attend the interview in support of their candidate.
May 1, June 1, or June 30: Ph.D. students must be able to begin their appointments on these dates to be eligible to apply. This means that any other fellowship support must be completed before then, and PhD students must be in their mentor’s labs by the appointment start date.
Please pay particular attention to the research areas of biomedical informatics and data science that NLM supports, and in the required curriculum. See the “Purpose of the NLM Training Program<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/training/bmi-nlm/*1556808353571-e0954b29-8f5a__;Iw!!LkSTlj0I!H2rBp06w7oRWGk_wMqTMXAnbuDCxX2rF3mrwSsrA0V-WpTl2S5r4vwC0cEEFVBVRfwVqf_JTINMo8hrZNZbr$>” and “NLM Curriculum Plan<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/training/bmi-nlm/*1556808331831-e73d12e0-7efe__;Iw!!LkSTlj0I!H2rBp06w7oRWGk_wMqTMXAnbuDCxX2rF3mrwSsrA0V-WpTl2S5r4vwC0cEEFVBVRfwVqf_JTINMo8kJpGObz$>” sections on the NLM web site<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/training/bmi-nlm/__;!!LkSTlj0I!H2rBp06w7oRWGk_wMqTMXAnbuDCxX2rF3mrwSsrA0V-WpTl2S5r4vwC0cEEFVBVRfwVqf_JTINMo8o19ygyd$>. The website includes the projects of current and former NLM trainees<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/training/bmi-nlm/*1556808353574-9847d119-9c21__;Iw!!LkSTlj0I!H2rBp06w7oRWGk_wMqTMXAnbuDCxX2rF3mrwSsrA0V-WpTl2S5r4vwC0cEEFVBVRfwVqf_JTINMo8hOkQZK4$>.

Each trainee must have two tenure-track or tenured mentors who are members of the NLM Training Faculty, or who are applying to join the training faculty because they are supporting a candidate in the current round of applications. It is preferable, although not required, for the mentors to be affiliated with two separate institutions in the GCC, or at least two departments at the same institution. It is not necessary for the mentors to have an existing collaboration.

A faculty mentor may be a primary mentor for only one NLM trainee at a time. Faculty may be secondary mentor for two NLM trainees at one time.

Ph.D. students are eligible for up to three years of support.
All re-appointments are dependent upon a satisfactory progress review and continued funding from the agency.
Fellowships provide NIH-level stipends, partial tuition and health insurance benefits, and travel to approved conferences. See the “What the NLM Fellowship Provides<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.gulfcoastconsortia.org/home/training/bmi-nlm/*1556808353572-e7dfc016-01a7__;Iw!!LkSTlj0I!H2rBp06w7oRWGk_wMqTMXAnbuDCxX2rF3mrwSsrA0V-WpTl2S5r4vwC0cEEFVBVRfwVqf_JTINMo8jk1Ek8m$>” section on the website.

For questions related to applications, please contact the NLM program administrator Melissa Glueck, glueck at rice.edu<mailto:glueck at rice.edu>.

Best regards,

Lydia Kavraki
Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science, Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Rice University
Program Director, National Library of Medicine (NLM) Training Grant in Biomedical Informatics T15LM007093

Elmer Bernstam
Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Internal Medicine and The Reynolds and Reynolds Professor in Clinical Informatics
UT Health Science Center at Houston
Program Co-Director

Administrator:
Melissa Glueck, MS, Keck Center Director, Gulf Coast Consortia
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC) Suite 160, 6500 Main St. (@ University), Houston, Texas 77030
Tel. 713-348-4563
glueck at rice.edu<mailto:glueck at rice.edu>
GCC member institutions: Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, University of Houston, UT Health Science Center at Houston, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Medical Branch at Galveston, Institute of Biosciences and Technology-TAMU, and Houston Methodist Research Institute. For more information, visit: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.gulfcoastconsortia.org__;!!LkSTlj0I!HEhOWhO2jREL0MiNfjFAnF1xxjqj7SXpN9kaEZb2EMBm0mKYvr8xjMdsroF1wUA1M7ISLzg9f3UZ3zb6l5aYkb0trlU$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.gulfcoastconsortia.org__;!!LkSTlj0I!HEhOWhO2jREL0MiNfjFAnF1xxjqj7SXpN9kaEZb2EMBm0mKYvr8xjMdsroF1wUA1M7ISLzg9f3UZ3zb6l5aYkb0trlU$ >.

Please direct all questions to the relevant contact addresses in this email. Do not reply directly to this email!
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