1. The Center will provide stipends for students and postdoctoral fellows to study in one of two new and exciting interdisciplinary programs in the biomedical sciences at UT: the Genome Science and Technology program developed at UTK and ORNL (Dr. Jeff Becker, Director) and the Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences developed at UTHSC and SJCRH (Dr. Larry Pfeffer, Director). We anticipate that the faculty in the Center will become active participants in graduate education and postdoctoral mentorship in these programs.  We will work to have these programs be effective System-wide through the use of tele/video conferencing.
2. we will support symposium, seminar, and visiting scientist programs that will engage individual researchers and departments in the most current trends in genomics and bioinformatics.
3. We will vigorously support workforce initiatives to train biomedical technicians and researchers.

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