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 LA/Fogarty
AIDS International Training and Research Program
The
UCLA/Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program,under
the direction of Professor Roger Detels, provides support for training
leading to the Master of Science and the Doctor of Philosophy
degrees in epidemiology. Health professionals from India, China,
Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia who are recommended by the program
coordinators in their respective countries are eligible for consideration.
Applicants must complete their field work in their home
country and must guarantee to return to their country upon completion
of the program.
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
The state of California established an Occupational
Health Center within the University of California in 1979. The goal of
the Center for Occupational and Envioronmental Health (COEH) is to stimulate and support multi-disciplinary efforts to enhance
research and teaching of occupational safety and health. Opportunities
for field study and research are available. Drs. Leeka Keifitz, Beate Ritz, Michelle Wilhelm-Turner and Zuo-Feng Zhang are associated with the Center. Students interested
in occupational epidemiology should contact Dr. Ritz.
Program on
Genomics and Nutrition (PGN)
The program on genomics and nutrition is an interdisciplinary
program that aims to educate a new generation of epidemiologists capable of
linking "sick molecules" to "sick populations" by applying advanced genomic,
molecular, and quantitative methods to the study of disease distributions in
human populations, and to the assessment of gene-gene and gene-environment
interactions for disease causation. The overarching objective of this field is
to integrate the research and teaching activities of faculty members involved in
public health genomics and nutrition, and to foster further development in these
academic activities, so that prevention of diseases is possible with improved
understanding of the issues related to "sick molecules" to "sick populations. Interested students should contact Dr. Simin Liu, Program Director.
Southern California
Injury Prevention Research Center
Injuries kill more people under age 45 than all
other causes of death combined. The Southern California Injury Prevention
Research Center (SCIPRC) is one of 10 regional Centers funded by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention that focus on the problem of injuries through three
phases of injury control: prevention, intervention, and rehabilitation.
The mission of the SCIPRC is to study intentional (e.g., homicide, suicide,
sexual assault) and unintentional (e.g., motor vehicle crashes, drownings,
falls) injuries in minority, socioeconomically disadvantaged and other
underserved populations.
In June 1992, the SCIPRC was designated as a World
Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center for Traumatic Brain Injury
Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation. In this capacity, the SCIPRC assesses
the extent and severity of traumatic brain injury and develops criteria
for organization of services management, care and rehabilitation, and design
of data collection and information monitoring systems.
Graduate
students have several ways in which they can affiliate with SCIPRC: academic
coursework in injury, research experience with on-going investigations,
and support for independent graduate student research. Interested students
should contact the Center Director.
Program for Laboratory Science
The program for laboratory science is an interdisciplinary program focused
on preparing individuals to qualify as public health laboratory directors.
Applicants with appropriate undergraduate laboratory courses, citizen
or permanent resident status, and a commitment to pursue a career as a
public health laboratory director are eligible for consideration. The
program provides a generous yearly stipend, in-state tuition, and professional
fees. Individuals accepted in the program will pursue an infectious disease/management
curriculum leading to the Dr.P.H. in Epidemiology. For further information,
contact Dr. Sydney M. Harvey.
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