Reproductive Sciences
Goal: To promote broad-based interdisciplinary research in reproductive science and medicine. Research within the Reproductive Science Program integrates related areas including:
- gonadal regulatory mechanisms
- brain control of the reproductive system
- reproductive development and aging
- biological rhythms and seasonality
- infertility
- behavior
- reproductive toxicology
- stress and reproduction
- mathematical modeling of reproductive mechanisms
Activities in these areas range from theoretical to clinical research and embody a spectrum of experimental approaches, from studies at the molecular to the whole animal levels. This breadth of research and scholarly activities contributes to the uniqueness of the RSP and distinguishes it from other reproduction-related units within this country and, in fact, the world.
Program Director: Gary Smith, Ph.D.
Year Fellowship Began: 1975
Duration: Two years
Funding: National Institutes of Health
Components: Research
Course Work: Mammalian Reproductive Endocrinology (MRE 541)
Prerequisites:
- Predoctoral: Candidates must be qualified graduate trainees in good standing in the U-M Rackham School of Graduate Studies and must be working or plan to work in an RSP faculty laboratory. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
- Postdoctoral: Candidates must have an M.D., D.V.M. or Ph.D. at the time of appointment. Furthermore, they must be U.S. citizens or have permanent resident status. A member of the RSP faculty must agree to serve as an immediate mentor.
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