Dear All,<\/p>\n
I am very excited to let you all know about a new PhD and Postdoctoral training program for Malaysian students and\/or Postdocs at UCSF, UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz through the California Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3).<\/p>\n
This going to be a unique program that combines research training with entrepreneurship and the goal is to recruit a core group of people who will go back together to Malaysia and become faculty at the Malaysia Institute for Pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals.<\/p>\n
The ads have just been posted in Nature and Science and I would encourage you all to let all your friends and colleagues know, especially if you think that they will be good candidates.<\/p>\n
For more specific information, please start with the website: http:\/\/www.qb3.org\/malaysia.htm<\/a><\/p>\n If you need even more specific info you can email me.<\/p>\n Best Regards,<\/p>\n P’ng<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Drugs and Diagnostics for Neglected Diseases<\/strong><\/p>\n Description:<\/em><\/p>\n The University of California, San Francisco, the lead campus of the California Institute of Quantitative Biomedical research (qb3), together with the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation seek outstanding Malaysian scientists who wish advanced training in the strategies needed to develop novel drugs and diagnostics for neglected and emerging diseases. After training in California the successful candidates are expected to return to Malaysia to become faculty at the new National Institute for Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals.<\/p>\n The program is designed for three categories of Malaysian candidates:<\/p>\n Program:<\/em><\/p>\n Program participants will conduct research, fully funded for up to five years with qb3 faculty at UCSF, UC Berkeley or UC Santa Cruz (for list of participating faculty please go to http:\/\/www.qb3.org<\/a>). Research at qb3 will be supplemented with elective courses, which may include areas of Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computational Biology, Bioengineering, Biotechnology and Bio-entrepreneurship. All participants will be expected to participate in the structured components of the program in addition to conducting their own research. The program is co-administered by the University of California, for qb3, and the Universiti Sains Malaysia for the Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation. Undergraduate or Master’s students who wish to do all or part of their PhD thesis work at qb3 will be entitled to earn a PhD degree at the Universiti Sains Malaysia<\/p>\n Application:<\/em><\/p>\n Applicants can download the application forms from http:\/\/www.qb3.org<\/a> The application should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, contact details for three letters of reference and a 1-2 page statement of research interests and future career goals.<\/p>\n Completed application materials should be submitted electronically as a single document in PDF format by February 15, 2007. Decisions on acceptance will be made by March 31, 2007. All applicants should indicate which of the QB3 faculty listed on the website would be acceptable to them as mentors and why. Submit applications electronically to:<\/p>\n QB3-Malaysia Program Assistant – malaysia@ucsf.edu<\/a><\/p>\n![\"qb3](\"http:\/\/www.qb3.org\/images\/qb3logo.gif\")
Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Training Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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