Congratulations to these trainees! The Steering Committee is excited about their participation in the training program. We anticipate that they will benefit from many opportunities and features of the program, and also that their accomplishments will highlight the excellence of the program and the research field. We look forward to working with them and specifically to receiving their feedback and suggestions during their period of active trainee support, later in their graduate training period, and subsequently in their careers. We also hope that they will participate in recruiting future students into this training program and help in supporting research, training, and collegial interactions in Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Responses on the UW-campus and on national and international levels. 

Past trainees

Please see this additional list of previous trainees.

Benefits of Trainee Awards

• Stipend, fringe benefits, tuition, and fees. Stipend support will be provided at the standard NIH scale. The trainee's advisor is expected to supplement this amount, if necessary, to achieve the standard stipend level for the trainee's graduate program. Standard fringe benefits as well as tuition & segregated student fees will be covered for trainees.
• Travel allowance. Up to $750 per year will be provided to each actively supported trainee for attendance at a scientific meeting. These funds may be used toward registration, transportation, housing, meals, and allowed expenses according to standard UW guidelines. Each trainee will be expected to provide information about the meeting and a copy of the abstract for any poster or seminar that s/he presents, if applicable.
• Invited speakers. The four actively supported trainees have the opportunity to select and host up to two outside speakers each year. These speakers may be integrated into two existing and topically appropriate seminar series, the MMI 900 Journal Club series or the Bacteriology Colloquium series, pending approval of and coordination with the organizers of those series.

All students in MPath faculty labs, whether or not they apply or are selected for T32 appointment, are enthusiastically invited and encouraged to take advantage of numerous opportunities on campus that are associated with this research field. Examples include the course MMI 900: Journal Club in Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Responses which meets Fridays at noon during the academic year, monthly meetings of the Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Responses Group (MPHRG), and numerous invited seminars by visiting speakers in various series. Student participation by attendance and presentation of literature articles and/or their own research would be a great addition to these events, and would provide the opportunity for them to share their work with others who have similar research interests as well as receive feedback. Unsuccessful applicants are also welcome to reapply for a trainee position in future years pending the availability of such positions; such applications would receive the full attention of the Steering Committee during the selection process.