# Training Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Genetics

> **NIH NIH T32** · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2024 · $604,295

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT
The CMBG program trains graduate students for the PhD degree in Cell & Molecular Biology and Genetics. The
program includes 54 proposed faculty from 8 basic science departments and is the only graduate training
program at the Albert Einstein College with a broad, interdisciplinary research emphasis designed to increase
understanding of biological processes and lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment, and
prevention. This application replaces a pre-existing program with support for 14 trainees (~7 appointed/year).
Over the past 15 years, our CMBG program graduated 84 PhD students, including 25 under-represented minority
students. More than 95% of graduates continued in science-related careers. Overall objectives are for students
to perform significant basic science research projects, to acquire rigorous scientific background and experimental
training, to develop and defend their PhD thesis in a timely manner, and to develop into independent scientists
who make long-term contributions in the biomedical sciences. Training faculty are selected based on research
excellence in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics, and on their commitment to mentor students and to
provide an outstanding and safe training environment. All but ESI faculty members have substantial mentoring
experience and funding; mechanisms are in place to assist junior faculty in mentoring students and to provide
additional oversight for students in their labs. Trainees enter Einstein through a single Graduate School portal.
They receive formal training in the responsible conduct of research and teaching. Students complete 3 research
rotations in the first year and undertake rigorous coursework, including CMBG-foundation courses organized
and taught by our Assoc. Directors and trainers. Students write a grant proposal-type qualifying exam based on
their PhD research and defend it orally to an interdisciplinary faculty committee. Students are reviewed by the
CMBG Advisory Committee after the first and second years and interviewed by the Program Director prior to
appointment for a proposed 2 years of funding. CMBG program activities build a coherent training effort in which
students participate until completion of the PhD. Trainees present their work yearly in an active work-in-progress
series and host an annual student-invited exceptional seminar speaker. Annual program retreats include talks
by senior students, posters, workshops, discussions of ethics and rigor, and presentations from CMBG alumni
to provide career perspectives. At all events, our CMBG trainers, Advisory Committee, Director, and Assoc.
Directors provide input on research directions, rigor of the experimental strategy, presentation skills, and
publication strategies. The CMBG Advisory Committee provides additional oversight on trainees’ progress, with
a committee member assigned to each trainee. These features make the program a vibrant, highly interactive
commu...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10879078
- **Project number:** 5T32GM145438-02
- **Recipient organization:** ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** CHARLES C QUERY
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $604,295
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2023-07-01 → 2028-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10879078

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10879078, Training Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Genetics (5T32GM145438-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10879078. Licensed CC0.

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