Daniel W. Rosenberg, PhD is a recipient of the 2008 Connecticut Stem Cell Research Grants Program Established Investigator Award. Dr. Rosenberg’s project was one of four selected for funding for this year’s initiative.
In 2006, responding to the federal restrictions on the creation of new stem cell lines for research, the Connecticut General Assembly passed legislation that was signed into law by Gov. M. Jodi Rell, authorizing the use of public funds to finance human stem cell research. The law commits $100 million over a period from 2007 to 2017 to support this highly promising area of bioscience research.
The aim of Dr. Rosenberg’s research project, Targeting Lineage Committed Stem Cells to Damaged Intestinal Mucosa, will be to develop stem cell technology for the repair of tissue damage associated with longstanding ulcerative colitis, irradiation and other intestinal injuries.
Ms. Kelly Lauter (MD/PhD student) Advisor: Andrew Arnold. Received the National Research Service Award (F30) for her research project titled “Molecular Pathogenesis of Hyperparathyroidism in Chronic Kidney Disease”. The F30 program is funded through the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and serves as a research training mechanism which provides funding for graduate school tuition, dental school tuition, supplies, travel to national meetings, and a monthly stipend.
The Center for Molecular Medicine (CMM) is sponsoring a Medical Student Academic Enrichment Fellowship.
The CMM Fellowship will provide a stipend of $25,000 for a medical student
admitted into the Five Year MD Enrichment Program offered by the School of
Medicine
http://medicine.uchc.edu/prospective/enrichment/fifthyear/index.html).
Entrance into this program can be made at the completion of any academic year,
although it is anticipated that most students will pursue the extra year of
academic work following completion of phase 1 of the curriculum (year 2) and
prior to starting phase 2 (year 3).
The aim of the CMM Fellowship is to support an intensive, one-year, mentored experience in human disease-oriented and/or clinical/translational research, under the direction of a CMM faculty member. Depending on availability of funds, appropriate projects based in other UCHC Departments or Centers faculty may also be considered for CMM Fellowship support.
Award of the CMM Fellowship stipend is contingent on the student's acceptance into the Five Year MD Enrichment Program. While gaining acceptance into the Five Year MD Enrichment Program is the responsibility of the student, the faculty advisor of a student approved for a CMM Fellowship will assist in this process.
Interested students should contact the Center for Molecular Medicine at 679-8708 or email: molecularmedicine@uchc.edu to learn more about research opportunities and/or for assistance in the Fellowship application process.
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