IRACDA Programs Nationwide

The Division of Minority Opportunities in Research (MORE) of the NIH with an initiative called the Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Award (IRACDA) currently funds 6 programs including FIRST which are designed to combine a traditional mentored postdoctoral research experience with an experience to develop teaching skills through innovative programs that involve mentored assignments at a Minority Serving Institution (MSI).

IRACDA Participating Institutions (link to NIH site) include:


IRACDA Scholars in Science Fellowship (ISIS)
University of California
Location:
San Francisco, California
Contact: Dr. Patricia G. Calarco
E-mail: graduate.dean@ucsf.edu
Phone: (415) 502-6612
Fax: (415) 476-9690


TEACRS - Training in Education and Critical Research Skills
Tufts University
Location: Boston,Massachusetts
Contact: Dr. Claire Moore
Email: claire.moore@tufts.edu
Phone: 617-636-6935
Fax: 617-636-0337



SPIRE - SEEDING POSTDOCTORAL INNOVATORS
in RESEARCH and EDUCATION

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Contact: Dr. Linda Dykstra
Email: LDykstra@unc.edu
Phone: (919) 962-3521
Fax: (919) 843-8661



PERT - Postdoctoral Excellence in Research and Teaching

University of Arizona, Center for Insect Science
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Contact: Dr. Nicholas J. Strausfeld
E-mail: flybrain@neurobio.arizona.edu
Phone: (520) 621-4924
Fax: (520) 621-2590


University of Kansas/Haskell Indian Nations University IRACDA Project
Location: Lawrence, Kansas
Contact: Dr. Mary L. Michaelis
E-mail: mlm@ku.edu
Phone: (785) 864-3905
Fax: (785) 864-5219



University of California, San Diego & San Diego State University IRACDA

Location: San Diego, California
Contact: Dr. Larry Brunton
E-mail: lbrunton@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 534-4667
Fax: (858) 534-6833


University of Minnesota, Duluth
Location: Duluth, Minnesota
Contact: Dr. George Trachte, J.
E-mail: gtracht1@d.umn.edu
Phone: (218) 726-8975
Fax: (218) 726-7906


University of Pennsylvania Postdoctoral Opportunities in Research and Teaching
(PENN-PORT)

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Contact: Dr. Yvonne J. Paterson
E-mail: yvonne@mail.med.upenn.edu
Phone: (215) 898-3461
Fax: (801) 315-9100


MUSC-Claflin Institutional Research and
Academic Career Development Program

Medical University of South Carolina
Location:
Charleston, South Carolina

Contact: Dr. Cynthia F. Wright
E-mail: wrightcf@musc.edu
Phone: (843) 792-6658
Fax: (843) 792-0368


Vanderbilt University Medical Center IRACDA
Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Contact: Dr. Roger R. Chalkley
E-mail: roger.chalkley@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 343-4611
Fax: (615) 343-0749


Baylor College of Medicine
Location: Houston, Texas
Contact: Gayle Slaughter
E-mail: gayles:bcm.edu


Emory University School of Medicine
Department of Physiology
Atlanta, GA 30322-3110
(404) 727-7410 Office ~ (404) 727-2648 FAX

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