MANTP

The MANTP seeks applications from members of minority groups that are presently underrepresented in the sciences.  MANTP is committed to attracting minority students and postdoctoral researchers in order to enhance their representation among nutrition researchers nationwide.  Underrepresented minority students have several avenues through which they may participate in the MANTP. 

First, undergraduates are encouraged to apply to the summer research program for undergraduates organized by the Center for Biology Education (CBE). This includes the NSF-funded Summer Research Program for Undergraduates in Biology (IBS-SRP) organized by the CBE (http://www.wisc.edu/cbe/IBS-SRP).  The goals of IBS-SRP and other similar programs is to enhance the quality of the students' research experience, to facilitate completion of the bachelor's degrees, and to attract students to graduate school and subsequently to academic careers.  Besides doing research, participants attend seminars dealing with standardized test taking (e.g., GRE), ethics, the graduate school application process, graduate school life, applying for fellowships and financial aid.  Social events are also planned for the approximately 120 summer interns who visit Campus.  IBS-SRP brings in 25 to 30 students every year to pursue research projects in areas including Cell and Molecular Biology and Computational Biology/Biostatistics both areas that are well-represented amongst MANTP trainers.  Information about applying to the IBS-SRP can be found at their website listed above.

Second, the MANTP and its participating graduate programs encourage applications for graduate school from underrepresented minority students.  MANTP has several trainers who focus on health issues directly relevant to minorities.  This includes the work in the “Metabolism and Metabolic Disease” research focus group on obesity and obesity-related health problems such as diabetes and asthma that includes Dr. Adams work with American Indians or Dr. Lai’s work on asthma and obesity as well as Dr. Schoeller’s multifaceted work on obesity.  Furthermore, Dr. Attie’s research on basic mechanisms underlying the development of diabetes and Dr. Ntambi’s work on how insulin sensitivity can be regulated represent additional training opportunities that may allow the trainee to pursue a career focusing on health issues that are directly relevant to many underserved communities. 

Information for applying to these graduate programs can be found at (http://www.nutrisci.wisc.edu/grad_ns/g_pd.html#Anchor-Application-44867) for IGPNS and (http://www.biochem.wisc.edu/ipib/howtoapply.aspx) for IPiB.