Program
DDB Trainees will be engaged in "in-vivo" research practice via lab explorations and individually designed research rotations in their first year of the training grant, along with three experiential courses designed to equip students with the fundamental skillsets necessary to process, analyze, and treat large datasets characteristic of modern quantitative bioscience. Throughout their PhD progress, DDB Trainees will participate in a variety of mentoring and professional development activities.
Requirements
Students are expected to commit to and participate in all program components, including the research program, coursework, and programmatic training activities, and their involvement should continue through the duration of their PhD program.
Contact
Application Form
Deadline: December 5, 2024 (last cohort matriculated F25; no longer accepting applications)
Timeline
UCSB's Data Driven Biology graduate program is a five-year training program that dovetails with departmental requirements. A rough timeline of activities is presented here:
- Year One
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- Orientation
- Lab explorations in Fall Quarter
- Research rotations in Winter / Spring quarters
- Create Individual Development Plan (IDP)
- Coursework
- Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training
- Professional development series
- Monthly Progress and Experiences in Emerging Research Seminars (PEERS)
- Finalized Lab Placement (Spring / Summer quarter)
- Year Two
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- Form thesis committee
- Review IDP
- Research
- Coursework
- Grant writing training
- Professional development series
- Monthly Progress and Experiences in Emerging Research Seminars (PEERS)
- Submit to conference
- Qualifying exam
- Year Three
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- Review IDP
- Research
- Teaching
- Career awareness
- Present at conference
- Professional development series
- Monthly Progress and Experiences in Emerging Research Seminars (PEERS)
- Year Four
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- Review IDP
- Research
- Communication training
- Career pathways
- Present at conference
- Professional development series
- Monthly Progress and Experiences in Emerging Research Seminars (PEERS)
- Year Five
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- Review IDP
- Research
- RCR refresher course
- Career planning
- Professional development series
- Monthly Progress and Experiences in Emerging Research Seminars (PEERS)
- Thesis defense
