CMB Biomedical Research Fellowship in China

We are pleased to announce a new program sponsored by the China Medical Board, which is accepting predoctoral and postdoctoral research fellowship applications from US scholars to work with outstanding partner institutions in the People’s Republic of China.

The following sites are currently available:

Background

The U.S. and China share an important modern history of global health dialogue and collaboration. Outcomes from such collaborations have not only helped strengthen national and transnational health outcomes in the form of shared knowledge and biomedical tools but have also served as an important means of promoting person-to-person and institution-to-institution relationships through research training. The CMB Biomedical Research Fellowship Program in China establishes a unique training program to support U.S. scholars in the biomedical sciences who seek outstanding mentored research training and the opportunity to build collaborative partnerships in China.

This program leverages longstanding partnerships at two world-class collaborating Chinese academic centers, and an established community of faculty and leadership dedicated to global health training at Yale—through the NIH Fogarty International Center-sponsored Global Health Equity Scholars Program, and the CMB Global Health Leadership Development Program—to deliver an unparalleled training experience.

We are also pleased to work with two U.S. partners institutions University of Michigan and University of North Carolina to implement and develop a strong collaborative community in the US that works together to ensure the success of predoctoral and postdoctoral exchanges across all three sites.

Trainees will undergo one year of mentored research training under the supervision of an experienced mentorship team from Yale and the collaborating Chinese institution, with the option to extend the fellowship for a second year if program goals are met during the first year.

Apply

Submit now! Applications accepted starting on October 1, 2024 and will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Eligibility Criteria

Candidates for Yale-CMB Biomedical Research Fellowships who meet the following criteria will be eligible to apply for this program:

US citizen or Permanent Resident
Have completed a doctoral degree in a relevant field (e.g., MD, PhD, DDS, PharmD, DVM, etc.), or are currently enrolled in a doctoral degree program and will have completed qualifying exams (or the equivalent) by the start of the CMB fellowship period
Available to spend 11-12 months at research site in China, extendable to 2 years
Have identified mentors at both the US and Chinese institutions (mentors are academics with a strong collaborative track record of research funding and publication)
Able to submit a research proposal describing their research and mentoring/career development plans during the fellowship
A working knowledge of Chinese language is helpful but not essential

Application Process

The Yale-CMB Biomedical Research Fellowship in China is designed for predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees from the US who are interested in pursuing a year of mentored biomedical research in China.

Applicants will identify mentors in China and the US with assistance from the Program Leadership, develop a brief research proposal and articulate a career development plan.

How to Apply

Complete the online application. The application includes the following sections:

Main Application
Research Proposal
Supplemental Materials

Section 1: Main Application

Section 1 asks about the following:

Basic demographic information

Academic and professional background
Prior research experience, including global health experience
Publications, conferences/abstracts, awards
Statement of career goals (maximum 800 words)
Mentoring plan (maximum 300 words)
Training/career development plan (maximum 300 words)

Section 2: Research Proposals

Submit a research proposal (maximum 1500 words) that includes the following sections:

Project title
Abstract
Background
Specific aims
Methods
Significance

Section 3: Supplemental Materials

Submit the following materials:

NIH-formatted biosketches for the applicant and proposed co-mentors
Letters of recommendation from a current mentor/supervisor and the proposed co-mentors in the US and China

Letters should be on the mentor’s institutional letterhead and include the following information for the mentor: name, institution, email address, phone number, work address, signature
Letters should be addressed to the Yale-CMB Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Selection Committee, should be scanned or saved as a PDF file and emailed to by the mentor to ryan.borg@yale.edu.

Yale Program Leadership

Evelyn Hsieh, MD, PhD
Program Director
Yale School of Medicine

Department of Internal Medicine

300 Cedar Street TAC S-525

PO Box 208061
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Navya Murugesan, BS
Program Manager
Navya graduated from Tulane University in Spring of 2024 with a B.S. in Neuroscience and a minor in Sociology. At Tulane, Navya’s passions for research and medicine intersected as she spent summers delving into melanoma epigenetics research at MD Anderson Cancer Center's CPRIT-CURE Program and spondyloarthritis clinical trials through the CRISSP Summer Research Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She received a Barry Goldwater Scholarship as a sophomore, affirming her interest in becoming a physician-scientist. Outside of the world of pipettes, Navya loved spending time working with kids as an Orthopedic Technician at a pediatric hospital, serving as a Supplemental Instructor for Cellular Neuroscience, and being a Resident Advisor for upperclassmen on campus. Balancing her love for the sciences and humanities, Navya, a former Scripps National Spelling Bee contestant, coaches spellers for the National Bee in her free time.

She is now a Postgraduate Research Associate in Dr. Hinchcliff's Lab and Dr. Hsieh's Lab within the Section of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, immersing herself in clinical rheumatology research focusing on scleroderma and global health equity. Following her research gap year at Yale SOM, she eagerly anticipates to matriculate to medical school in Fall of 2025, continuing to fuel her fervor for science and aiming to integrate research into her medical career to advocate for and enhance patient outcomes.
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