New Biology Graduate Fellows at the University of Illinois

New Biology Graduate Fellows Program

Do you want to become a New Biologist applying systems biology in the integrated fields of quantitative genetics, statistics, computational biology, and animal and plant breeding?

The New Biology Graduate Fellows Program is the right match for you!

Efforts to improve food production and human health require the integration of different types of information and the mining of large and complex datasets including genome sequences, worldwide breeding programs, economic market trends, environmental monitoring data, global positioning information, and internet surveys. Research is being revolutionized by the integration of biology, computer sciences, informatics, and statistics known as "New Biology". The discipline of systems biology integrates diverse data and is ideally-suited to tackle New Biology problems. There is an urgent need for new biologists skilled in systems biology approaches to integrate information and mine large and complex data. The New Biology Graduate Fellows Program (NBGFP) in Animal and Plant Production at the University of Illinois is a graduate studies program that trains students on systems biology approaches to mine large and complex data sets and identify interrelationships that will help to improve animal, plant and food production and human health and well-being.

The New Biology Graduate Fellows Program is open to all graduate students. Competitive graduate studies and travel fellowships are available. Click here for applications to the program including funding opportunities. A related program, Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in New Biology (NRM-NB) is currently available for undergraduates. The New Biology Graduate Fellows’ training addresses the USDA Targeted Expertise Shortage Area "Animal and Plant Production -Integrated fields of quantitative genetics, statistics, computational biology, and breeding for animals and for plants".

Click here for applications to the program including funding opportunities. A related program, Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in New Biology (NRM-NB) is currently available for undergraduates. The New Biology Graduate Fellows’ training addresses the USDA Targeted Expertise Shortage Area "Animal and Plant Production -Integrated fields of quantitative genetics, statistics, computational biology, and breeding for animals and for plants".

Graduate studies fellowships available: Two M. Sc. and two Ph.D. fellowships are available (two in 2012 and two in 2013). Graduate studies fellowships monetary support includes: $18,500/year for M. Sc. for up to 2 years and $24,500/year for Ph.D. for up to 3 years Tuition waiver Up to $ 1000 for travel expenses associated with the presentation of research findings at a meeting. Travel fellowships available: Two travel fellowships are available per year (2012 to 2015) Travel fellowship monetary support includes: Up to $750 to defray registration, travel, accommodation, and per diem expenses.