Graduate Students and Postdocs

• Graduate Programs
• Postdoctoral Fellows
• Funding for Graduate Students and/or Postdocs
• Graduate Courses
• Weintraub Award for Graduate Students
• Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Resources
• Research Ethics

Graduate Programs   

If you would like to become a graduate student at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, there are several different programs to which you can apply. Most students are members of the joint Fred Hutchinson/University of Washington Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate program.

Molecular and Cellular Biology Program

The Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate program is an interdisciplinary program of graduate studies leading to a Ph.D. degree. Approximately 190 faculty from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington participate in the program. Many areas of structural, molecular, cellular and developmental biology are represented. For detailed information, visit the Molecular and Cellular Biology website.

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Biomolecular Structure and Design Program

Another interesting graduate program leading to a Ph.D. degree, including faculty from both the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is the Biomolecular Structure and Design Program. Members of this program study the use and determination of atomic-level structures of biologically important molecules, with aims that include understanding the relationship between structure and function, predicting three-dimensional structures of biomolecules, and designing new molecules.

Other Options

Many faculty in the research divisions at Fred Hutchinson have affiliate appointments in departments at the University of Washington. In most cases, a graduate student accepted into a University of Washington graduate program in a department with which Fred Hutchinson faculty is affiliated, can choose to follow graduate research in the laboratory of the affiliate at Fred Hutchinson. Contact individual departments or researchers with whom you are interested in working for more specific details.       

Postdoctoral Fellows

Postdoctoral fellows are found in all four research divisions at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Contact the faculty member with whom you would like to work directly. Stipends for postdoctoral fellows at the Fred Hutchinson should be at or above the NIH pay scale. Fred Hutchinson is committed to providing similar health care packages to each postdoctoral fellow regardless of how you are funded.

• NIH pay scale:
  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-036.html

   Funding for Graduate Students and/or Postdocs

Stipends to support graduate students and postdoctoral fellows come from a variety of sources including:

• Biobehavioral Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program
• Biomolecular Structure and Design Program
• Chromosome Metabolism and Cancer Training Grant
• Interdisciplinary Dual Mentor Fellowships
• Molecular and Cellular Biology Fellowships
• Molecular Cellular Ph.D./Epidemiology M.S. Fellowships
• Other federal and private foundation grants (discuss with your graduate advisor)
• See Office of Sponsored Research Fellowships for more postdoctoral funding options.

   

Graduate Courses

A description of graduate courses taught at Fred Hutchinson is available.

   

Weintraub Award for Graduate Students

The Weintraub Award honors graduate students for outstanding achievements.

   

Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Resources

Members of the Student/Postdoc Advisory Committee (SPAC) have put together a collection of resources including a survival handbook.    

Research Ethics

All Fred Hutchinson-based trainess (postdoctoral researchers, clinical fellows, and graduate students) must complete requirements during their tenure at the center. For details about the training see the Research Ethics Education Program Web site.

Authorization Statement

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is authorized by the Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) and meets the requirements and minimum educational standards established for degree-granting institutions under the Degree-Granting Institutions Act. This authorization is subject to periodic review and authorizes Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to offer the following degree program: Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Authorization by the HECB does not carry with it an endorsement by the board of the institution or its programs. Any person desiring information about the requirements of the act or the applicability of those requirements to the institution may contact the HECB office at P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504-3430.

	Graduate Courses
	Funding
	Student/Postdoc Advisory Committee
	Office of Scientific Career Development