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Established in 2015, the Biotechnology Leadership Program (BLP) in Pre-doctoral Training brings together 21 outstanding Caltech faculty members from multiple graduate options to conduct interdisciplinary biomedical research at the micro- and nano-scales . The BLP provides trainees unique opportunities to participate in industry-relevant research and exposes trainees to the wide variety of careers available to biomedical leaders.

New BLP trainees join the program after their first graduate year at Caltech. Sponsored by the Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center at Caltech, BLP trainees will participate in a 2-3 month industry internship. The BLP Annual Retreat offers trainees a chance to connect with faculty and students from across the Caltech campus, other Caltech resources like the Office of Technology Transfer and Corporate Partnership, and with invited industry scientists.

Program Activities:

* Completion of a 2-3 month industry internship (may be waived for students who have recently completed a comparable internship)

* 4 interdisciplinary courses (see Course Requirements page)

* Seminar series in Biotechnology Leadership, once per term

* BLP Annual Retreat, one full day during Fall term

* Quarterly progress presentations with the other trainees & the BLP Director

* Submission of at least one first-author paper before completion of the PhD

* Responsible Conduct of Research course with a refresher course 4 years later
We encourage you to learn more about our program by visiting our website: trainingbiotechleaders.caltech.edu

To join, apply to one of the graduate options affiliated with the 21 BLP faculty listed below.

Alexei Aravin, BBE

Bruce Hay, BBE

Mikhail Shapiro, CCE

Frances Arnold, CCE

Andre Hoelz, CCE

Thanos Siapas, BBE

Pamela Bjorkman, BBE

Rustem Ismagilov, CCE

Paul Sternberg, BBE

Marianne Bronner, BBE

Julia Kornfield, CCE

Yu Chong Tai, EAS

Joel Burdick, EAS

Henry A. Lester, BBE

Matt Thomson, BBE

Long Cai, BBE

Carlos Lois, BBE

David Tirrell, CCE

Bil Clemons, CCE

Stephen L. (Steve) Mayo, BBE

David Van Valen, BBE

Scott Cushing, CCE

Sarkis Mazmanian, BBE

Rebecca Voorhees, BBE

Chiara Daraio, EAS

Markus Meister, BBE

Lihong Wang, EAS

Michael Dickinson, BBE

Elliot M. Meyerowitz, BBE

Zhen-Gang Wang, CCE

John Doyle, EAS

Lulu Qian, BBE

Lu Wei, CCE

Michael Elowitz, BBE

Richard Murray, BBE

Erik Winfree, EAS

Azita Emami, EAS

Yuki Oka, BBE

Changhuei Yang, EAS

Andrei Faraon, EAS

Lior Pachter, BBE

Katalin (Kata) Fejes-Tóth, BBE

Rob B. Phillips, EAS

Wei Gao, EAS

Niles Pierce, EAS

Morteza Gharib, EAS

David Prober, BBE

Lea Goentoro, BBE

Lulu Qian, BBE

Vivian Gradinaru, BBE

Sarah Reisman, CCE

Julia R. Greer, EAS

Paul W.K. Rothemund, BBE

Mitchell Guttman, BBE

Michael L. Roukes, PMA

Ali Hajimiri, EAS

Axel Scherer, EAS

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