The Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine provides robust education and training resources to support innovation in the field of biomedical research and expand opportunities for students. Our pre- and post-doctoral trainees receive laboratory-based training in multiple disciplinary areas and make an essential contribution to our mission.
Our graduate students are drawn from across a wide range of PhD programs at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. These include the MD-PhD program and PhD program in Biomedical Sciences; the PhD program in Neuroscience; and the PhD program in Clinical Research. Our laboratories also host students from select master’s programs in Biomedical Science, Clinical Research, and Biostatistics.
Our students receive rigorous training in laboratory research, bioinformatics, and/or clinical research. They have regular opportunities to present their research in our Work-in-Progress Talks Series and are eligible to apply for travel grants to attend national and international research conferences.
- Postdoctoral Training
- Postdoctoral training in the department laboratories prepares trainees for careers in academia, industry, and research-related fields, including biomedical education, medical writing, patent law, and consulting. Our postdoctoral fellows have regular opportunities to present their research in our Work-in-Progress Talks Series.
- Pathway Programs
- The department is committed to growing the biomedical research community through programs that introduce middle and high school students to the excitement and power of scientific discovery.
Mount Sinai Skin Scholars Program
The Mount Sinai Skin Scholars Program is jointly administered by the Skin Biology and Diseases Resource-based Center and the Center for Excellence in Youth Education, both at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and is available to students in science and medicine from underserved local high schools. Mount Sinai Skin Scholars take part in a summer program that includes didactic instruction and hands-on laboratory training in stem cell biology, followed by a six-week paid internship in a stem cell research lab at the Icahn School the following summer. Students are selected from applicants to the Center for Excellence in Youth Education Summer Program based on their interest in skin biology and diseases.
Stem Cell Scholars Program
The Sinai Stem Cell Scholars program is administered in partnership with partnership with the Center for Excellence in Youth Education and is available to students in science and medicine from underserved local high schools. Sinai Stem Cell Scholars take part in a summer program that includes didactic instruction and hands-on laboratory training in stem cell biology, followed by an internship in a stem cell research lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai during the school year. Students are selected from applicants to the Center for Excellence in Youth Education Summer Program based on their interest in stem cell biology.
Summer Program Advancing Research Knowledge Education and Development
The Summer Program Advancing Research Knowledge Education and Development (SPARKED) is available to rising juniors and seniors in local high schools, who are highly motivated, passionate about science and interested in exploring the world of biomedical research. SPARKED is a 10-months program that includes a summer 6-weeks hands-on paid research experience training in one of our institutes’ laboratories, followed by part-time after school period of continued research during the school year. In addition, students are engaged in group activities to discuss science and visit various scientific cores in the institute.