International Scholarships

The harvard school of public health (hsph) is the direct descendent of the first professional public health training program in America. In contrast to medicine, which focuses on specific individuals and their treatment, the basic strategy of public health is to prevent disease in broad populations, an approach that is far reaching, efficient, and equitable. … [More Info]

PhD Programme – 4 x Studentships Genomic Epidemiology MRC Centre for Genomics and Global Health The MRC Centre for Genomics and Global Health is developing a unique PhD programme that will provide interdisciplinary training in statistical genetics, bioinformatics and population genetics, and the opportunity to apply these skills to cutting edge research on major diseases … [More Info]

PhD Scholars Programme Health Services Research Integrated health care: from research to policy and practice Exciting Opportunities for Health, Social Science, Computer Science and Humanities Graduates This structured PhD programme, funded by the Irish Health Research Board, commenced in 2007 and has an annual intake of postgraduate Scholars over 4 years. The programme is a … [More Info]

Epidemiological evidence indicates that regular physical activity is neuroprotective, with physically active older persons demonstrating improved cognitive function and reduced risk of dementia. The biological mechanisms responsible for this relationship between exercise and brain health are not well understood, but one molecule in particular is implicated in this process, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF). BDNF is … [More Info]

The Department of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College, with funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, seeks applications for two HHMI Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Life Sciences. The HHMI Fellowships are two-year, non-tenure track positions with NIH NRSA scale salaries and comprehensive Dartmouth health benefits; they are designed to provide further training to beginning postdoctoral … [More Info]

Beginning February 15, 2007, the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities at Northwestern University will accept applications for two-year postdoctoral fellowships commencing September 1, 2007. Competitive applicants will be engaged in interdisciplinary scholarship in the Humanities (broadly defined). Fellows will be affiliated with the Institute and will also have an affiliation with a department. In … [More Info]

The Duke Human Vaccine Institute, occupying a place of national and international leadership in the fight against major infectious diseases, is currently recruiting for a Postdoctoral Position in Immunology. We are seeking a recent graduate to join our NIAID-Funded project entitled: Modeling Immunity for BioDefense. This is a multi-institutional team (Duke, Emory and UC Irvine) … [More Info]