OVER A DECADE
OF TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF GENOMIC LEADERS
H udsonAlpha has provided educa- tional experiences and hands-on training to millions of teachers, students, and members of the public for the past 16 years through programs, outreach events, and formal training. HudsonAlpha’s faculty investigators play an important role in training the next generation of scientists by mentoring students, from high school to postdoctoral level, in their labs. HudsonAlpha faculty investigators have supported more than 50 graduate trainees and postdoctoral fellows, and dozens of undergraduate trainees since 2008. “Training these future scientists offers us the chance to inspire the next generation at a critical point in their careers,” said Kankshita Swaminathan, PhD. Swaminathan has consistently had trainees and post- graduate students working in her lab since coming to HudsonAlpha. “Watching these students grow, contrib- ute, and bring fresh perspectives to our work is not only leading them into different career paths, but it’s revitalizing our labs as well.” GRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE LAB EXPERIENCES HudsonAlpha partners with several universities to allow graduate students in master’s and doctoral training pro- grams to join HudsonAlpha labs to complete their disser- tation research. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are the oldest partners, having matriculated over a dozen graduate students through HudsonAlpha labs. Since 2024, graduate students in certain degree tracks at Alabama A&M University, Auburn University, and University of Georgia can also train in HudsonAlpha labs.
Training at HudsonAlpha has helped me rise to the next level of my career through many opportunities, from learning technical skills to networking. HudsonAlpha creates a space of collaboration and continual learning that has allowed me to expand my research interests.
—kendall lee, PhD postdoctoral associate
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