Though BMS is the primary graduate program that serves as the site of entry for nearly all Pharmacological Sciences Trainees and those in the Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Training Program, graduate students from Chemistry, Biology and SSPPS are also considered. 

Application due dates are typically in August and will be updated here.

You will need to complete the application form and submit it to Raluca Ciochina for consideration. 

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Please be aware, and make clear to your thesis advisor, that as a Training Grant supported participant in the Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Training Program, you will be required to fulfill the core course requirements, and complete your Individual Development Plan (IDP) each year.

1. Course requirements may be found here. MSTP and SSPPS student requirements will be adjusted in accordance with their previous curriculum.
2. Both you and your thesis advisor are also expected to participate in our weekly Pharmacology Research Discussions, held every Friday during the Fall - Spring quarters, from 9:00 - 10:00 AM in Leichtag 107. The full calendar may be found here. 
3. You are expected to attend weekly seminars in the Pharmacology Seminar Series. This is a separate requirement in addition to the required Winter Pharmacology Seminar Course. Seminars are held every Tuesday during the Fall - Spring quarters, from 12:00 - 1:00 PM in Leichtag 107. The full calendar may be found here. 
   • Lunches are hosted following each seminar from 1:00 - 2:30 PM at the Faculty Club. Attendance is mandatory; you will need to sign up for a minimum of three lunches each year, including after your funding through the training program ends. The lunch schedule will be sent out for sign-ups before the beginning of each quarter by the Pharmacology Education Office.
4. You will be asked to present your research at one of the conferences each year of support on the training grant, beginning at the end of the spring of your first year.
5. You may be asked to attend or speak at the BMS/Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Discovery Research Area Orientation in September.
6. You will be expected to attend the Training Program Retreat in the Fall, which includes a responsible conduct in research (Bioethics) refresher course as per specific NIH policies on NIH/NRSA Training Grants. In your second year, you will be expected to present your work at a poster presentation.
7. You and your advisor will also be expected to attend the annual Pharmacological Sciences Spring Trainees Retreat, and in your second year, you will be expected to present your work.

8. A requirement of our T32 is that trainees have a first-authored paper published or under review prior to their thesis defense, even though BMS does not have this requirement. It is also critically important that publications of all past and present student trainees supported on the Pharmacological Sciences Training Grant acknowledge support by the grant.

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   Recommended text is: <Trainee> was supported in part by the UCSD Graduate Training Program in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology through an institutional training grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, T32GM153123.

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   If the acknowledgement is not included, the publication will not be counted towards our trainees’ progress by the NIH, which will negatively impact our ability to renew the grant. Please note that publications must be made available to PubMed Central and have a PMC identifier in order to count as progress for this or any NIH research grant (learn more about PubMed Central at http://publicaccess.nih.gov/)..

The program provides contemporary education in Pharmacology and state-of-the-art research training in Pharmacological Sciences. Didactic and experimental efforts prepare students for a wide range of career opportunities in academia and industry, where the broad scope of training in pharmacology, integrated with sister disciplines of physiology and molecular sciences, are valued.

The CMP is supported by one of the largest and longest standing NIH training grants. There are 15 pre-doctoral trainee slots, making our training grant the largest of its kind nationwide. Trainees apply to the program and are selected on the basis of their planned research, mentor and academic accomplishments. The training grant provides stipend and fees support for two years, as well as a small contribution towards travel and research expenses. Trainees are given ample opportunities to present their work, host seminar speakers, and interact with world renowned faculty at the weekly Research Discussion meeting and the Spring Retreat. Success of the training program is reflected in the number of trainees that go on to faculty positions at prestigious universities or high level positions in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry.

We will track attendance and fulfilment of requirements, and hope you will fully participate by interacting and asking questions of other speakers.

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