The BioLAB Program (Visiting Research Graduate Traineeship Program) started in 2001 at the University of Virginia under the leadership of Professor Zygmunt Derewenda. In 2006, the University of Chicago became the second host institution in the United States, followed by the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation in 2013 and University of Texas, Southwestern in 2014. Since its inception, more than 200 students have participated in the program.
Approximately 20% of BioLAB program’s graduates continued their studies at the Ph.D. level in the U.S., and another 20% were accepted to the top universities and research institutions in Europe, including Oxford, Cambridge, Max Planck and ETH. Overall, 90% of BioLAB participants have continued their careers at a Ph.D. level.
The program participants’ contributions include co-authoring numerous papers based on the research they conducted in the U.S. In 2016, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation became the major coordinating center for the program.
The Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission has administered the BioLAB Program since 2013. Grants are fully funded by host institutions.
More: https://fulbright.edu.pl/biolab/
