Admission/Program Information

Dear Prospective Student,

Welcome to ITP and thank you for your interest.  The information below is intended to give you a general picture of what is offered as part of the Immunology Training Program.  For a more extensive summary of the program, click here.

Please feel free to be in touch if you have any further questions.  Our contact information is below.

Best,

ITP Staff

First, an example of our research:

The following pictures were taken in Dr. Remick’s lab.  This is the kind of research you may be involved in as a member of the Immunology Training Program.

Ethanol

Baseline

Program Overview:

The Immunology

Training Program is for Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. candidates who are enrolled at the Graduate School of Medical Sciences in either the Department of Microbiology or Department of Pathology.  In addition to course work, students also must complete laboratory rotations, participate in seminars and journal clubs, pass a qualifying examination, and successfully defend a dissertation based on original laboratory research.

Features of the program include:

Literature based curriculum, prominent guest speakers, spirited journal club, and extensive hands-on laboratory training.

Small class size and extensive faculty interaction provide students with the opportunity to customize their training according to their specific  scientific interests.  Students may choose any of the ITP faculty, independent of department affiliation, for their research training.

For more information on all of these program features, please visit here.

Admissions to the Immunology Training Program

Students enter the Immunology Training Program  through either the Microbiology or Pathology departments.  Applicants must apply for admission through the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences of the Boston University School of Medicine.  Departmental Preference can be noted on the application.  You can apply here.

For more information, please contact:

Division of Graduate Medical Sciences
72 East Concord Street, L-317
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 638-5255
Fax: (617) 638-5740

Financial Support

All Ph.D. and M.D.-Ph.D. students who are admitted to the Department are automatically considered eligible for full financial aid. Financial aid consists of a stipend, tuition, activity fees and health insurance.  For the 2011/2012 academic year, the stipend will be $30,500 for entering students, and $31,500 for students who have passed their qualifying exams.

Students are also eligible to compete for support from outside agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. While in graduate school, students are also eligible to compete with other students in the Division for research and travel awards from the Department and Boston University School of Medicine.

Still have questions?

Further inquiries can be addressed to the following:

Program Director, David Sherr, Ph.D. (email: dsherr@bu.edu)

Administrative Assistant, Leah Forman (email: lsforman@bu.edu).