Credentials are reviewed and interviews are held with prospective trainees. 

Faculty research trainers are chosen and a specific research project is proposed.
Credentials are reviewed and interviews are held with prospective trainees. 

Faculty research trainers are chosen and a specific research project is proposed. 

Regularly scheduled review by the Steering Committee and evaluation of both research projects and educational objectives serve to monitor progress. 

Monthly research seminar series feature trainees presenting their work for the other members of  the training program. This provides an opportunity for the exchange of ideas and specific suggestions for experiments. It also helps to keep the faculty and students familiar with the research activities in the various laboratories of program participants. Idea exchange and suggestions are encouraged. 

Informal monthly meeting of all trainees in the Metabolism Training Program with the Steering Committee provides for discussion and the exchange of ideas. At these meetings the trainees also nominate outstanding speakers to be invited to the University as part of a lecture series on Metabolic Regulation. 

Bi-yearly course in Metabolic Regulation, taught by our faculty and attended by trainees and other graduate students, faculty and research fellow, provides an opportunity for more advanced postdoctoral fellows to teach a section in their research specialty. During alternate years, members of the training program participate in a course in Molecular Pharmacology. There is also a weekly Metabolic Regulation and Molecular Biology Journal Club devoted to recently published research papers in metabolism.

Aid in developing future career objectives. For graduate students seeking postdoctoral fellowships at other institutions, a special effort is made to identify appropriate laboratories for future research. The entry of postdoctoral trainees into the job market is assisted by: career counseling; letters of recommendation; and having the opportunity to receive a detailed critique of a research grant application. Graduates of the training program currently hold faculty positions at universities performing basic research in areas related to metabolism.
 

TRAINEES
Predoctoral Support is available for predoctoral trainees in a program leading to a Ph.D. degree. Candidates will be selected on the basis of prior academic record, interests, recommendations, graduate entrance examination scores, and interviews, and are expected to fulfill the requirements of the basic science department in which they are students. Trainees must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. 


STIPENDS
The stipend for predoctoral trainees is $23,500 per year, and funding is provided in part by Case Western Reserve University. For Ph.D. postdoctoral trainees, it is in accord with N.I.H. guidelines; for candidates with an M.D. degree, the stipend at the N.I.H. supported level is supplemented, to the extent possible, with other than Federal funds up to the level of equivalent house staff training at University Hospitals of Cleveland. 


FACILITIES
Research laboratories are currently in the Departments of Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Physiology and Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Nutrition and Pathology of the School of Medicine, Rainbow Babies and Children Hospital, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, VA Hospital, and University Hospitals of Cleveland.



THE UNIVERSITY
The School of Medicine is located on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, providing significant cooperation in both research and teaching between the medical school and the science and engineering departments of the  university.   The University has 9100 students, of whom about 5500 are enrolled in various graduate and professional schools.  In addition, about 1000 students attend the adjacent Institute of Music, the Institute of Art, and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. 




APPLICATION

Applications should be sent to:

Henri Brunengraber, MD PhD  hxb8@case.edu Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine   Department of Nutrition 2109 Adelbert Road BRB - Room 923 Cleveland, OH 44106 - 4954   Phone: (216) 368-6429 Fax: (216) 368-6560  For more information - please contact: Laila Boesinger, Administrative Manager laila.boesinger@case.edu Phone: (216) 368-8821 Fax: (216) 368-6644

• • • or to the program co-directors:

Richard W. Hanson, PhD Department of Biochemistry    Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine   Cleveland, OH 44106 - 4935   Phone: (216) 368-5302 rwh@case.edu Noa Noy, PhD Professor of Pharmacology Department of Pharmacology w/ Secondary Position-Nutrition Dept. Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Cleveland, OH 44106  Phone: (216) 368-0302 noa.noy@case.edu

Pre-doctoral applicants should complete forms for admission to the Graduate School.
Post-doctoral applicants should include a Curriculum Vitae and three letters of reference (these may be sent under separate cover).  The faculty is anxious to include a mix of persons holding either Ph.D. or M.D. degree among the postdoctoral trainees and welcomes M.D./Ph.D. candidates for support during their Ph.D. years. Those applicants chosen for serious consideration will be invited for an interview.  Funds to defray travel expenses will be provided.

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