A $518,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will support the creation of a new graduate education program. The goals of this initiative are to develop doctoral-level scientists trained in fundamental laboratory and field skills of marine and environmental sciences and who are engaged in human health applications of ocean science through exposure and involvement in public health policy.

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Georgia Oceans & Health Initiative (GOHI)

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A Doctoral Training Opportunity in Oceans and Human Health at the University of Georgia

Oceanic and coastal waters harbor and transport microorganisms and chemicals that cause disease or otherwise affect humans and other animals. At the same time, the oceans are changing as a result of human activities.

How these changes will impact marine ecosystems is an area of active research. How these ecosystem changes will in turn affect human health is a largely unexplored field.

This graduate training initiative is an effort to respond to this need by training doctoral students to reach across traditional disciplines to understand the linkages between the oceans and human health.

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

Research in Microbial ecology of marine & human pathogens, Aquatic toxicology, Ocean impacts & climate change

Internships with NOAA laboratories and public health agencies

Cross disciplinary curriculum, including traditional environmental and marine sciences along with health policy

INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS

Current PhD students are encouraged to apply for one-year of funding for stipend, research and travel to support research into the interactions between oceans and public health.

AWARD

Graduate assistantship

~$21,000 annual stipend for one year

$4000 travel support
$4000 research budget

The goal of these one-year awards is to encourage interested students to extend or augment their current studies to focus on research that crosses the traditional fields of marine or environmental science and public health, especially health policy issues. These are not meant to be doctoral completion grants but rather an opportunity to branch out into this emerging interdisciplinary field. As part of the award, students will participate in internships with NOAA labs and/or public health agencies.

Applications are due APRIL 23, 2008 for awards beginning Fall semester 2008.

Applications must include :