Microfluidics in Biomedical Sciences Training Program (MBSTP)

  • About the Program
  • Applying to the Program
  • Requirements of the Program
  • Faculty Requirements

    Requirements of the Program (PDF Download):
    Students who are supported by the MBSTP training grant are expected to perform the following activities as requirements:

  • Complete the core course, CHE 696, as well as several electives (list available upon request)
  • Complete an Interdisciplinary research requirement. Students must gain experience working on a project that extends beyond the discipline of their dissertation adviser's laboratory. This may take the form of a rotation, cross-training in a collaborator's lab, or industrial internship. Students in engineering or physical sciences are generally expected to work with a biomedical researcher for the interdisciplinary requirement and vice versa. It is expected that the equivalent of 6 weeks cross-training be met while on the grant. The form of the requirement is flexible, but all students must submit a 0.5 to 1.0 page description of their interdisciplinary plans for approval by the executive committee. Where feasible, a collaborator or co-mentor from another department should also be on the dissertation committee. This person will help guide the interdisciplinary requirement.
  • Seminar series: Students are required to attend 80% of the available Microfluidics Seminar series.
  • Symposium: Students are required to attend the annual Microfluidics in Biomedical Sciences Symposium and participate by presenting a poster.
  • Participate in a monthly journal club led by a Microfluidics Training Faculty.
  • Complete a Workshop on Microfabricating Microfluidic Devices sponsored by the Training Grant.
  • Coursework (PDF Download)