Summary of Requirements for Trainees
- Year 1:
- Take at least one of the two fundamental courses of the InQuBATE program (BIOL6750/PHYS6750, BMED6517)
- Around the end of year 1 (March/April): Apply to the program
- Years 2 – 3
- Stipend supported by T32
- Complete Advances in InQuBATE Research (1 credit. Fall semester of Year 2. Seminar in QBioS – BIOL 8060 – taught by Prof. Will Ratcliff)
- Complete seminar course: Bioscience communication (1 credit. Fall semester of Year 2. Professional Development in QBioS – BIOL 8050 – taught by Prof. Sam Brown or Joe Lachance.)
- Complete InQuBATE Project Laboratory (2 credits. Spring semester of Year 2. First offering in Spring 2023 as CSE 8802 IPL, taught by Prof. Elizabeth Cherry and Prof. Flavio Fenton.)
- Complete online Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) course (90 days of appointment)
- Complete in-person RCR, PHIL6000 or suitable in-major version, e.g., CSE6001 (second semester of support)
- Attend InQuBATE annual RCR workshop (attend at least once)
- Develop an Individualized Development Plan (IDP) with faculty advisor
- Trainees are encouraged to apply for independent fellowships (F32-s, etc.)
- Years 2 – 5
- Must acknowledge the T32 grant in publications (T32GM142616)
- Meet with InQuBATE leadership committee once a year (preferably mid-year)
- Submit annual progress report, including courses taken, milestones achieved, publications, presentations, awards, etc. (a template will be provided).
- Participate in summer activities (at least 2 during support period, and at least 1 afterwards)
- Statistics boot camps
- Hands-on Quantitative Biosciences/InQuBATE workshop
- Program welcome retreat (leadership, October every year)
- Seminar series (visitors/professional speakers/internal speakers)
- Participate in a journal club
- Attend InQuBATE annual RCR workshop (attend again in year 5)
- Post-PhD
- Complete the exit survey
- Fellows are encouraged to stay in touch + participate in alumni events
