Student Resources

Handbook

PIN Handbook

Forms

Laboratory Rotation Proposal Form

Student Laboratory Rotation Evaluation Form

Mentor Laboratory Rotation Evaluation Form

IDP Form (pre Mentor)

IDP Form (with Mentor)

Pre-Candidacy Advisory Committee Meeting Form

Application to Advance to Candidacy

Post-Candidacy Thesis Committee Meeting Form

Thesis Proposal Form

Nomination of the Members for Final Doctoral Examination Committee

Certification of Completion of the Doctoral Dissertation

Events

Keep an eye out for these and other program and campus events here and as announced on the weekly upcoming neuroscience events email!

• • Weekly PIN Journal Club
  • Monthly Neuroscience Seminars (sponsored by UM-MIND)
  • Monthly PIN social hours
  • Annual PIN Retreat in the summer
  • Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Antiracism in Science Seminars (sponsored by UM-MIND)

Student Organizations

PIN-Specific Organizations

• Student Training Committee (STC):
  • STC serves the PIN student community primarily by communicating programmatic issues & potential solutions from the student's perspective to program leadership (director and coordinator).
  • Please reach out Presidents Alexander Wiltse & Vice President Chloe Schaefgen for more information.
• Neuroscience Outreach Volunteer Association (NOVA):
  • NOVA conducts educational activities in the greater Baltimore community.
  • Please contact Co-Presidents Kaliroi Engel & Christie Dionisos to get involved.

GPILS and Campus Organizations

• Student Advisory Committee (GPILS)
• Graduate Student Association (UMB Grad School)
• University Student Government Association (UMB)
• Begin or Join a Student Group

Grant Opportunities

PIN Students are required to apply for an NRSA, if eligible (see handbook). Additional opportunities and resources for identifying opportunities are listed here. Please note that this is a non-comprehensive list. 

• NIH-funding 

• • T32 (Training Grants at UMSOM)
  • F31 (PhD NRSA)
  • F30 (MD/PhD NRSA)
  • F99/K00 (Predoctoral to Postdoctoral transition)
  • Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (requires PI's parent-grant)

• Other opportunities 

• • Grants Database: (1) Go to the HS/HSL webpage, (2) select "Find Resources," (3) then click "Databases." (4) Finally, search for "Pivot" and click the "Pivot" hyperlink
  • List of opportunities curated by PIN alumnus Garrett Kartcher, PhD
  • NSF GRFP (matriculating students or 1st year students)

GPILS and Campus Resources & Services

• Print for free in the GPILS office (available to GPILS students only)
• Access articles & books through the interlibrary loan system: (1) Go to the HS/HSL webpage, (2) select "Find Resources," (3) then click "Request Articles & Books." 
• GPILS Career Development Office
• GPILS Office of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging
• Educational Support and Disability Services
• Student Health Center
• Student Counseling Center

Academic and Administrative Links

• Academic Calendar
• SURFS
• Blackboard
• Zoom
• Microsoft Office
• Graduate School Webpage

Neuroscience Organizations of Interest

• Society for Neuroscience
• Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Epilepsy Society
• American Pain Society
• American Society for Cell Biology
• Association for Chemoreception Sciences
• The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• Biophysical Society
• The Endocrine Society
• Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
• International Association for the Study of Pain
• International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society
• International Society for Autism Research
• Molecular and Cellular Cognition Society 
• The Organization for the Study of Sex Differences
• Schizophrenia International Research Society
• Society for Developmental Biology
• Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior
• JRNL Club 

 

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Disclaimer: This website is not a contract and all information is subject to change at any time at the sole discretion of the Program.