USD Receives NIH Grant to Expand Graduate Research Training
Funded and supported by the NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences—under award T32GM165150—SEEDS will support five doctoral fellows each year. The program is open to eligible Ph.D. students at USD whose dissertation research is relevant to the biomedical sciences.
SEEDS is led by faculty from across USD, including Lisa McFadden, Ph.D., and Lee Baugh, Ph.D., associate professors in the Division of Biomedical & Translational Sciences; Lance Lee, Ph.D., professor in the Sanford School of Medicine; Jake Kerby, Ph.D., chair and professor in the Department of Biology; and Meghann Jarchow, Ph.D., chair and professor in the Department of Sustainability & Environment.
“Doctoral training develops skills that are valuable in many different careers, both within and beyond traditional academic research,” said McFadden. “Our goal with SEEDS is to help students recognize those possibilities, identify the careers that fit their interests and strengths and gain meaningful experiences that prepare them for what comes next.”
In addition to rigorous research training, SEEDS emphasizes individualized career development and experiential learning. Fellows will develop training plans based on their career goals and have opportunities to gain experience through internships, job shadowing, teaching, informational interviews, entrepreneurship and other professional activities.
Through SEEDS, USD aims to prepare doctoral graduates who are not only strong researchers, but who also understand the breadth of opportunities available to them and have the skills and experiences needed to successfully transition into the biomedical workforce.
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