Candidates interested in
Training Faculty this innovative program
The training faculty membership is should contact:
comprised of individuals from across the
Schools of the Health Sciences at the Janice S. Dorman, PhD, Director University of
University of Pittsburgh. The faculty Yvette Conley, PhD, Co‐Director
come from a broad area of expertise, School of Nursing
Pittsburgh
including genomics, proteomics, decision 3500 Victoria Street Room 350 School of Nursing
making and patient outcomes.
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Janice S. Dorman, PhD Sandra Engberg, PhD, RN Phone: 412‐624‐8392
(Director) Chair, Nursing—Health
Associate Dean, Nursing Promotion and Fax: 412‐624‐2401 Targeted Research and Academic
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Yvette Conley, PhD
Geriatrics
E‐mail: jsd@pitt.edu Training Program for Nurses
(Co‐Director) Robert Ferrell, PhD
E‐mail: yconley@pitt.edu
Nursing Human Genetics in Genomics
Genetics Genetics of Complex Diseases
Susan Albrecht, PhD Sandra Founds, PhD
Associate Dean, Nursing Nursing
Smoking Cessation Preeclampsia Founded in 1939, the University of Pittsburgh School
Sheila Alexander, PhD Richard Henker, PhD, RN of Nursing is ranked tenth overall among the nation’s
Nursing Nursing top schools of nursing in the most recent U.S. News
Neuro‐Genetics Neuro‐Genetics
and World Report’s “America’s Best Graduate
Catherine Bender, PhD, RN Stephen Manuck, PhD Schools,” and among the top ten in research dollars by
Nursing Psychology
the National Institutes of Health.
Oncology Neuro‐genetics
The School of Nursing educates nurses for an
Lora Burke, PhD, RN Anne Newman, MD
increasingly demanding environment through a
Nursing Epidemiology
Physical Activity Cardiovascular Health curriculum that combines rigorous academic work
with varied and intensive clinical experiences and a
Jane Cauley, DrPH, RN Carol Stilley, PhD, RN
Epidemiology Nursing growing involvement in research.
Director, “Training in the Chronic Disorders More than 11,000 students have graduated from the
Epidemiology of Aging” School of Nursing’s baccalaureate, masters, RN
Amy Wagner, MD, PhD
Denise Charron‐Prochownik, Physical Medicine and options, and doctoral programs.
PhD, RN Rehabilitation
Nursing Neuro‐genetics
Type 1 Diabetes
Daniel Weeks, PhD
Susan Cohen, PhD, RN Chair, Human Genetics The University of Pittsburgh
Nursing Statistical Genetics
Oncology
Joseph Zmuda, PhD
School of Nursing
Marilyn Davies, PhD, RN Epidemiology Advancing the Science of Nursing
Nursing
Genetics
Genetic Epidemiology
www.nursing.pitt.edu Tel: (412) 624‐8392
Targeted Research and Academic Training for Nurses in Genomics
The goal of this Environment Application
training program, The School of Nursing (SON) at the Applicants to both the predoctoral and
funded by the University of Pittsburgh is truly an ideal post doctoral programs must submit a
National Institute environment for the development of such a current curriculum vitae, official transcripts
of Nursing training program. To our knowledge, we
Research (T32 from previous and/or current institutions,
were the first school of nursing in the nation
NR009759), is to and three letters of reference.
Molecular Genetics Laboratory under
to develop active genomics laboratories,
prepare pre‐ and Applicants to the predoctoral program
the direction of Dr. Yvette Conley located in house, and directed by our own
postdoctoral nurse research faculty with formal training in the must meet the criteria for admission to the
scientists at the beginning stages of their field of genomics. Junior faculty members PhD program and are required to have a
careers to develop their research trajectories with similar expertise have been actively baccalaureate or master’s degree in nursing
related to the application and evaluation of recruited to ensure the growth of the and a license to practice professionally.
genomics in preventing and improving program. In addition, the SON is unique in Predoctoral applicants must also submit
patient outcomes using foundational that it houses extensive internationally‐based scores from the GRE taken within the last 5
courses, cognates, clinical rotations, journal biological specimen banks with linkages to years, and a brief proposal indicating their
clubs, seminars, individualized practica, clinical databases that are available for
laboratory experiences with interdisciplinary research as related to genetics.
trainees’ research projects. These resources
faculty, and presentations at scientific Applicants to the postdoctoral training
continue to expand and increase in size and
meetings. Specific aims focus training in: program must submit a training program and
diversity as our research portfolio continues
• the integration of genomics into to grow. research proposal that is specific to research
theoretical / conceptual frameworks SON has an outstanding track record as a focused on genetics and a statement of
• genomics research methodology (e.g., research‐intensive institution. Ranked 5th personal and professional goals for the
family studies, genome‐wide association nationally among training program. Abstracts from their
studies) the schools of dissertation and other research are also
• genomics laboratory techniques nursing in terms of required.
• clinical application of genomics receipt of NIH
For more information, contact the
research dollars, in
Benefits Program Director, Dr. Janice Dorman, at
2006, SON had
jsd@pitt.edu or the Program Co‐Director,
• Full tuition provided research grants
Dr. Yvette Conley, at yconley@pitt.edu.
• Annual stipend totaling over
Molecular Genetics Laboratory under
$6,000,000. the direction of Dr. Yvette Conley.
Applications are currently
being accepted.