Biomedical Sciences (NIH-OxCam)

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The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2024). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of — course page via the university's website The National Institutes of Health — -Cambridge Scholars Programme (NIH OxCam) is a four-year doctoral programme. You undertake a collaborative project in biomedical research involving two supervisors - one at an NIH facility in the US and one at either — or Cambridge. Please note that it is a requirement of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), that all applicants to this course should be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident in the U.S. The NIH OxCam doctoral course was first established in 2001 and is primarily aimed at graduate students from the USA. You must first apply to the NIH by early December, following which interviews for admission in the following Michaelmas term (October) are held in February in Bethesda, MD by NIH, — and — University staff. The course is highly competitive and the approximate number of places available this year is shown in the Key Facts section on this page. You can also apply to the NIH MD/PhD course. The selected students are supported financially by the NIH but are full students of the University of — or Cambridge and normally spend half their time in the UK. At the time of selection to the course, you will not necessarily have decided on your supervisor or even which — University you will attend. The information below is applicable to accepted students whose primary UK supervisor is a member of the University of — . The Director of Graduate Studies for the — -based course is Professor Michael Dustin, and for administrative purposes all NIH-— students are admitted to the Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre of the Division of Medical Sciences. However, NIH OxCam students are not limited to supervisors in the Division of Medical Sciences. For example, many students have supervisions in the Division of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences. There are also many students who have supervisions in the Division of Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences. You should explore all departmental websites to discover the full range of opportunities. Examples of previous research areas are Neuroscience, Computational Modelling and Immunology. Students may work with any — /NIH supervisor in any research area and department, as long as the supervisor is willing to host the student in their laboratory.

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