Training in Interdisciplinary Pulmonary Sciences

From a large and talented pool of applicants we select outstanding BS and DVM trainees who seek a PhD degree, and outstanding PhD, MD, and DVM trainees who make a 3-year commitment to postdoctoral training in interdisciplinary pulmonary sciences. Trainees with backgrounds in biology, medicine, engineering, and physics work side-by-side on problems at the intersection of pulmonary sciences and environmental exposures. These trainees benefit from working with each other and from working with a well-funded interdisciplinary faculty that addresses three main problems: air pollution, lung infection, and asthma. The theme of pulmonary inflammation spans these foci. Bridging the gap between the life sciences and the physical/engineering sciences has been a longstanding sub-theme of our program. These two themes foster exceptional levels of collaboration from a faculty with unusually diverse expertise and interests, and form a cohesive interdisciplinary team elucidating basic mechanisms of lung disease.

Levels of training: Predoctoral and postdoctoral
Length of training: 3 years

Opportunity for Degree Attainment (e.g. MPH): Yes

Eligibility: US citizens or permanent residents; BS & DVM trainees seeking PhD;  PhD, MD, DVM trainees seeking post-doc in pulmonary sciences     

Application Deadline: Rolling admission

Application Components: Please go to https://webapps.sph.harvard.edu/eh/phys/index.cfm

Stipend: yes

Website: https://webapps.sph.harvard.edu/eh/phys/index.cfm

Contact: Jeffrey Fredberg     

jfredber@hsph.harvard.edu