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Research Training Programs
Training of research scientists is in integral
component of the departmental mission at New England Eye Center
and Tufts University School of Medicine. At the Vision Research
Laboratories (VRL), young scientists apprentice with faculty members
in preparation for careers in academic, industry and hospital
settings. Training mechanisms at the VRL include a monthly Research-in-Progress
seminar, research group meetings, and individual laboratory meetings.
All students and fellows are also invited to attend the Morning
Conferences and Grand Rounds at the NEEC. A basic science conference,
organized by the research staff, is held monthly as part of the
program. Trainees are given the opportunity to present research
results at national scientific meetings. Most participate at the
annual meeting of the Association for Research in Ophthalmology
and Vision (ARVO) held in Florida each spring.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programs
PhDs, MDs and Ods are invited
to apply for positions at the VRL. Fellows are funded through
various mechanisms, including Individual Research Services Awards
from the National Institute of Health, private foundation fellowships,
foreign government fellowships and support provided through grants
obtained by the individual faculty members. Many of the fellows
take the National Eye Institute-sponsored course, "Fundamentals
in Vision Research," which is held in the Marine Biological
Labs in Woods Hole in the summer. Participation in formal courses
offered at Tufts University School of Medicine is also encouraged.
Fellows receive appointment at both the New England
Medical Center and the Department of Ophthalmology at Tufts University
School of Medicine. Participation in activities of the Tufts basic
science departments is encouraged and facilitated. Training periods
range from one to three years. Fellows are given a formal training
certificate at NEEC graduation exercises.
Applications for post-doctoral research fellowships
should be made by contact individual faculty members.
Graduate Students
Students come from the program in Biochemistry,
the program in Genetics and the program in Molecular, Cellular
and Developmental Biology at Tufts Sackler School of Graduate
Biomedical Sciences. Rotation through individual labs gives the
student opportunity to experience a wide variety of research projects
and environments prior to deciding on a lab to complete their
dissertation work leading to a degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Students are funded their first year by a training grant from
the National Institutes of Health, and in subsequent years by
the chosen mentor's lab. Applications should be made to the program
of interest administered through the Tufts
Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences.
Medical & Undergraduate Student Fellowships
Students from Tufts University
and other universities across the country may spend from three
months to more than a year apprenticing in labs. Student fellowships
are available from Tufts University and from Research to Prevent
Blindness and Fight for Sight.
Student fellowship applications should be made
by contacting the individual faculty members.
Further information on
all research fellowship programs can be obtained by contacting:
Cheryl K. Connery
Research Administrator
New England Eye Center
750 Washington Street, Box 450
Boston, MA 02111
info@neec.com
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