Biotechnology Leadership Program Welcomes Five New Trainees

We ask you to join us in welcoming the 2016 cohort of Caltech's Biotechnology Leadership Predoctoral Training Program in Micro/nanomedicine. Established in 2015, and led by Director Frances Arnold, the NIH Biotechnology Leadership Pre-doctoral Training Program (BLP) brings together 23 outstanding Caltech faculty members from multiple graduate options to conduct interdisciplinary biomedical research at the micro- and nano-scales. The BLP training program provides trainees unique opportunities to participate in industry-relevant research and exposes trainees to the wide variety of careers available to biomedical leaders. Thus, the BLP training grant program provides excellent training for scientists who intend to conduct biomedical research, regardless of whether they choose to pursue their careers in industry, academia, a government lab, or even in a start up company. Without exception, the eleven trainees in the BLP are collaborative, passionate and accomplished young researchers. They demonstrate leadership and are characterized by a pay-it-forward attitude, teaching and mentoring other students.