Training opportunities in the Engelhardt Lab are available at the undergraduate, predoctoral and postdoctoral levels. By way of introduction to the University of Iowa, the environment section of the Gene Therapy Center web site provides information attempting to convey a sense of the outstanding support for research that we enjoy at this institution, as well as the high quality of the research enterprise here.
As for our town, in 1999, Iowa City was rated the "best metropolitan area in which to live in the United States" by the Editor & Publisher Market Guide. Among the factors used to formulate the Better Living list were the cost of living index, the crime index and education levels. Iowa City has also been long rumored to have the highest education level per capita of any city in the US. While those of us who live here have long known this is a wonderful place to live and raise families, it has often seemed that the quality of life here was a well-kept secret. Now, however, it appears that word is finally getting out!
Undergraduate Training
The undergraduates in our lab come from various departments within the University of Iowa including Biological Sciences, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Computer Science, Microbiology and Biochemistry. Undergrads are employed on a part-time basis (up to 20 hours per week) during the academic year, and can work full-time in the summer. Our students are valuable assets to our research program, as they provide essential support for our researchers and help keep the lab clean and running smoothly. For those who are more highly motivated, undergraduate students may ask to be assigned to a mentor. Mentors teach valuable research techniques which ultimately make students more valuable in the job market. Students also learn about overall research projects and gene therapy research and many have gone on to graduate programs and academic research careers. In a September 1999 story in the Daily Iowan one of our students, Sunny Jain, was highlighted.
Graduate students in our lab come from several departmental and multidisciplinary graduate programs. Dr. Engelhardt is a Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and is also a faculty member of the Molecular Biology Ph.D. Program, the Medical Scientist Training Program, and the Biosciences Program. Please contact Dr. Engelhardt (john-engelhardt@uiowa.edu; 319-335-7744) for information. Additonal listings of training and degree programs are provided at http://www.uiowa.edu/homepage/academics/index.html.
Predoctoral Programs
Graduate students in our lab come from several departmental and multidisciplinary graduate programs. Dr. Engelhardt is a Professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and is also a faculty member of the Molecular Biology Ph.D. Program, the Medical Scientist Training Program, and the Biosciences Program. Please contact Dr. Engelhardt (john-engelhardt@uiowa.edu; 319-335-7744) for information. Additonal listings of training and degree programs are provided at http://www.uiowa.edu/homepage/academics/index.html.
Postdoctoral Training
Researchers interested in postdoctoral positions in gene therapy research are invited to contact Dr. Engelhardt for information (john-engelhardt@uiowa.edu; 319-335-7744).