Medical Fellow in the Neurosciences
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Medical Fellow in the Neurosciences supports Duke medical students’ third-year laboratory research on neurodegenerative disease to promote neuroscience learning and biomedical research training.
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Funder: Ruth K. Broad Biomedical Research Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Annual application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $40,000 for 12 months of full-time research training
Summary: Supports Duke medical students undertaking third-year laboratory research relevant to neurodegenerative disease.
Key Information: Applicants must be enrolled in the MD program at Duke University School of Medicine.
Description
The Ruth K. Broad Biomedical Research Foundation provides this fellowship to promote learning and research in the neurosciences among Duke University School of Medicine students. It supports a dedicated 12-month period of full-time biomedical research training during the third year of the MD degree program.
Projects must involve laboratory-based research relevant to neurodegenerative disease. Eligible approaches include basic research, translational research, and biomedical engineering. Student projects are considered on their merit, regardless of whether the principal investigator holds a primary appointment in a basic science department or has an MD or PhD. Research may take place at Duke or, with the required approvals, at another qualifying academic institution in the United States.
