B252601
Director: Dr. Anna Thalacker-Mercer, Department of Cell, Development, and Integrative Biology
Interdisciplinary Training in Pathobiology and Rehabilitation Medicine
The overarching goal of this postdoctoral program is to develop burgeoning scientists into future leaders in translational rehabilitation research who are equipped to test and disseminate novel rehabilitative strategies that will alleviate functional impairment and overall compromised Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in the face of chronic disease management.
Expectations of trainees include participation in a relevant research project related to medical rehabilitation under the guidance of one of the expert faculty mentors from areas of concentrated strength, including Musculoskeletal Disorders, Neurologic Diseases, and Cardiometabolic Diseases. Trainees are also expected to participate in important career development activities including research roundtables, distinguished lectures, Muscle Research Work-in-Progress groups, journal clubs, and the annual symposium.
Benefits to trainees include scientific support through a three-member translational mentoring team comprising trainee’s primary mentor and two additional members designed to complement the trainee’s scientific goals. Financially, this competitive award will support the trainee with a stipend aligned with NRSA levels, health insurance, tuition, travel, and supply funds.
Apply: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/exercise/education/t32-training/post-doctoral-applicationEligibility Requirements:
- Must have earned doctorate in a relevant basic or applied biomedical science (e.g. PhD) or clinical doctorate (e.g. MD, DO).
- Must have an interest in translational research ranging from mechanisms of disease pathobiology to rehabilitation strategies (e.g. exercise medicine, experimental therapeutics, device development).
- Must be within the first 2 years of postdoctoral training.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Application Deadline:
March 14, 2025
Contact:
Purnima Janarthanan, MA
T32 Program Administrator
UAB Center for Exercise Medicine
About our Postdoc Office
UAB is committed to the development and success of outstanding postdoctoral scientists. Here at UAB, nearly 300 postdoctoral fellows are training currently in a variety of disciplines. Competitive postdoc awards are available including internships, grant incentives, funds to enhance education and collaboration outside UAB, and teaching opportunities at local universities. There is also a Postdoc Research Day with monetary awards. The Office of Postdoctoral Education strongly encourages UAB research mentors to follow the National Research Service Award stipend level guidelines, and postdoctoral scholars qualify for health, life, and other insurances. They also have the right to participate in the university’s 403(b) program and enjoy vacation, sick leave, maternity/paternity leave, and other benefits.
About the University
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States, and in the top 10 worldwide, in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings.
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