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Graduate Education Opportunities

The Division of Intramural Research has two collaborations with local graduate schools for students to obtain research experience in NIDCD laboratories:

University of Maryland, College Park
Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing

Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing web site

Purpose of collaboration

  • To foster research and training in hearing and communication sciences.

  • To enable students to obtain research training in NIDCD laboratories and conduct their dissertation research here.

  • To support intramural scientists being members of thesis committees, assisting in teaching courses, and having adjunct faculty appointments.

  • To foster collaborations between NIDCD and the two institutions.

NIDCD Intramural scientists participating in program

The following NIDCD Intramural scientists are participating in the University of Maryland graduate education program:

Alan Braun, M.D.
Stephan Brenowitz, Ph.D.
Richard Chadwick, Ph.D.
Dennis Drayna, Ph.D.
Thomas Friedman, Ph.D.
Andrew Griffith, M.D., Ph.D.
Barry Horwitz, Ph.D.
Kuni Iwasa, Ph.D.
Bechara Kachar, M.D.
Matthew Kelley, Ph.D.
John Northup, Ph.D.
Robert J. Wenthold, Ph.D.
Doris Wu, Ph.D.

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Howard University, Washington, DC
Departments of Microbiology, Physiology and Biophysics, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Genetics and Human Genetics, and Pharmacology

Howard University Graduate School web site

Purpose of collaboration

  • To provide an opportunity for Howard University graduate students in the Departments of Microbiology, Physiology and Biophysics, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Genetics and Human Genetics, and Pharmacology to obtain research experience and/or conduct their dissertation research in NIDCD laboratories.

  • To provide an opportunity for Howard University faculty in these same Departments to participate in programs and research at NIH.

  • To provide an opportunity for NIDCD scientists to serve as adjunct faculty on admissions and dissertation committees at Howard University.

NIDCD Intramural scientists participating in program

The following NIDCD Intramural scientists are participating in the Howard University graduate education program:

Alan Braun, M.D.
Stephan Brenowitz, Ph.D.
Richard Chadwick, Ph.D.
Dennis Drayna, Ph.D.
Thomas Friedman, Ph.D.
Andrew Griffith, M.D., Ph.D.
Xin-Xing Gu, M.D.
Barry Horwitz, Ph.D.
Kuni Iwasa, Ph.D.
Bechara Kachar, M.D.
Matthew Kelley, Ph.D.
John Northup, Ph.D.
Carter Van Waes, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert J. Wenthold, Ph.D.
Doris Wu, Ph.D.

If you have questions about graduate education opportunities, contact:

David Robinson, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Division of Intramural Research
NIDCD
Phone: (301) 496-1601
Fax: (301) 402-3470

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