The Wake Forest School of Medicine is host to multiple NIH funded institutional training (T32) grants that allow both pre-doctoral (graduate students) and post-doctoral (fellows) to further develop their skills. Most trainees are afforded additional opportunities to present posters or talks at national and international conferences. Graduate students appointed to T32 training grants have established a successful history of obtaining individual fellowship awards from the NIH, NSF, and other funding sources.
Training Programs at the Wake Forest School of Medicine
Offering NIH funded institutional training at the pre- and post-doctoral levels and summer research opportunities for undergraduate students
Institutional Training Programs
Our pre-doctoral and post-doctoral training programs draw faculty from multiple graduate programs, and basic science and clinical disciplines, ensuring collaboration across traditional departmental boundaries. By focusing on our institution’s strategic priorities, we are able to provide trainees opportunities to work on the frontiers of translational science in alignment with the greatest needs of the health system.
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Academic Learning Health System Scholars Program
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Biology of Alcohol Addiction Training Program
NIAAA-sponsored (T32) intensive, well-mentored, and laboratory-focused training for advanced graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in the translational neurobiology and neurobehavior of alcohol use and abuse.
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Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program
Reducing the evidence-to-practice gap in cancer care delivery through translational science.
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Cardiovascular Research Fellowship Program
A two-year or four-year program that trains physician-scientists to be fluent in the latest developments in clinical cardiovascular research.
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Comparative Medicine Postdoctoral Training Program
NIH-sponsored, mentored research training for veterinarians in the areas of aging, cardiovascular disease/diabetes, cancer biology, women's health and reproductive medicine, behavior, microbiology and immunology, radiation injury, and regenerative medicine.
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Immunology and Pathogenesis Training Program
NIH sponsored mentored training to prepare students for productive careers in academia, industry, or other science-related careers through graduate training in immunology and pathogenesis.
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Multisensory Processes Training Program
Emphasizing interactions among senses to promote a better understanding of the debilitating effects of disease and the strategies necessary to ameliorate them.
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Neurobiology of Drug Abuse Training Program
Training the next generation of scientists to carry out translational research on the neurobiology of substance abuse, with a focus on Molecular/Cellular Neurobiology, Brain Systems and Circuitry, and Behavioral Pharmacology.
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Redox Biology and Medicine Graduate Training and Fellowship Program
Graduate and postdoctoral training and NIH-sponsored fellowships for PhD graduate students are available to bring scientists from a range of backgrounds together to learn to communicate and conduct interdisciplinary research in redox biology and medicine.
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Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention Training Program
Supports post-doctoral trainees developing careers in translational research with a focus on the prevention and treatment of dementia, cognitive and physical impairment and disability.
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Structural and Computational Biophysics Training Program
Training researchers who are capable of bridging the gap between biomedical sciences and the more basic sciences such as chemistry and physics.
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Translational Oncology Training Program
Ensuring that the next generation of cancer researchers are equipped with the tools and knowledge that will enable them to bring bench-top discoveries into clinical trials and vice versa.
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Studies in Translational Regenerative Medicine
Offering traditional didactic courses, participation in cutting-edge team science, and new opportunities to engage in academic, government, and industrial externships. The renewed T32 program emphasizes professional and career development, including project and time management, grant writing, regulatory science, GMP manufacturing, and scientific ethics.
Summer and Year-Long Research Programs
Our summer research training programs are designed for those interested in building their research expertise through a time-bound, intense biomedical research experience that can only be found at major academic medical center like Wake Forest. Individual programs cater to professional students in School of Medicine programs or to enthusiastic undergraduate students from colleges and universities seeking to expand their research credentials.
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Biomedical Engineering and Informatics Summer Research Internship Program
Offering summer research opportunities for undergraduate students focused on Imaging and Mechanics-based Projects on Accidental Cases of Trauma (IMPACT) and other biomedical engineering topics.
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Center for Precision Medicine Undergraduate Summer Internship Program
Offering a 9-week hands-on research experience for undergraduate students in the laboratories of Center for Precision Medicine investigators.
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Enhancing Undergraduate Education and Research in Aging to Eliminate Health Disparities (ENGAGED) Summer and Academic Year Research Internship Program
A summer and academic year program providing research internships and mentoring in aging and health disparities in aging by faculty at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University for underrepresented undergraduate students during the academic year (for WFU and WSSU students only) and during the summer (for students at any U.S. college/university).
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Excellence in Cardiovascular Sciences (EICS) Summer Research Program
Providing an opportunity for underrepresented minorities in STEM fields to gain research experience in the cardiovascular sciences with mentoring by faculty at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, WSSU and WFU.
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Promoting Diversity in Cancer Research Summer Training Program
Promoting and enhancing the diversity of the future cancer research workforce by providing undergraduates from under-represented populations with opportunities for short-term research experiences.
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Veterinary Student Summer Research Fellowship
Provides veterinary students with a summer fellowship designed to teach them about research methods, ethics and the broad career opportunities in biomedical research.
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WFIRM Summer Scholars Program in Regenerative Medicine
Offering diverse cohorts of undergraduate students unique mentored research, education, and professional development summer internship opportunities in the multidisciplinary field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
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Training in Research Affecting Child Health (TRAC)
NIH-sponsored novel pediatric research training opportunity for multiple educational levels (undergraduate and medical students, residents, fellows). Paid summer program to lead and complete your own project you are passionate about, with continued research throughout the following academic year. Includes individual support by Wake Forest University School of Medicine faculty coach mentors and via near-peer coach mentoring team.
Research Labs
Faculty investigators throughout Wake Forest University School of Medicine utilize state-of-the-art laboratories and interdisciplinary resources to further enhance research finding and advancements in care and treatment options to better the health of the population.