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Virology
Fellows Research Training Program
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Introduction
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Virology Fellows Research Training
Program is a key component of an ongoing and concerted
effort by Bristol-Myers Squibb Virology to advance research and
understanding in the areas of HIV/AIDS and chronic hepatitis B virus
(HBV) infection. The Bristol-Myers Squibb Virology Fellows Research
Training Program provides support for fellows to gain experience
in epidemiological and clinical research as it relates to the care
of individuals infected with HIV/AIDS and/or HBV.
Goals
of the Program
- Support studies that will further strengthen the science and knowledge of HIV/AIDS and HBV
- Develop a foundation for future prospective and retrospective studies
- Provide a forum to share research findings
- Support the development of future clinical researchers
Eligibility
Criteria
- Be an active Fellow accepted to or in good standing in an
ACGME-accredited Fellows training program in 2008-2009 academic
year
- Desire to enhance knowledge and skill development in the area of HIV/AIDS or HBV clinical research
- Desire to pursue clinical research related to optimal sequencing of agents, efficacy, epidemiology, resistance, or toxicity in HIV/AIDS and/or HBV treatment
- Must identify a faculty member to serve as the project Mentor
at the applicant's institution
Enrollment
and Funding
- Up to 18 fellows will be selected for the 2008-2009 academic
year
- Grant awards up to $20,000 to support research-related expenses
for a one-year research period
- Total grant amount is inclusive of indirect costs and associated IRB fees and is not permitted for use towards travel to conferences or for durable equipment
- Fellow must follow up with their respective Grants/Contracts office to ensure that authorized clinical trial agreement is executed in a timely fashion
- Fellows will have responsibility of presenting their study
results at annual Bristol-Myers Squibb Virology Fellows Research
Symposium held at the end of the 2008-2009 academic year
Application
Process
- Complete the online 2008-2009
Virology Fellows Research Training Program Application
- Completed applications must be submitted online no later than
5:00 PM EST on February 29, 2008
- Hard copies of the following must be mailed to BMS Virology
Fellows Research Training Program, Medical Affairs, P11-14,
777 Scudders Mill Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536 and postmarked
by
February 29, 2008:
- Letter of Recommendation from Mentor
- Documentation from program directors that applicant is
an active Fellow accepted to or in good standing in ACGME
- accredited Fellows training program in the 2008-2009 academic
year
- Please contact Chirag K. Patel, Pharm.D., with any questions
regarding this application at chirag.k.patel@bms.com.
All
support for Fellows Research Training Program Grants is awarded
at the sole discretion of Bristol-Myers Squibb based on the above
and other criteria that Bristol-Myers Squibb considers applicable
to research grants.
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