About the Program
PTBi offers a transdisciplinary postdoctoral fellowship focused on reducing disparities in preterm birth and improving maternal and neonatal outcomes. This fellowship is an extraordinary opportunity to work with world-class researchers and mentors, develop ideas and partnerships within a collaborative network, and formally build additional research skills.
Meet our Fellows!
Read the biographies and featured work of our current and graduated postdoctoral research fellows.
Program Highlights
- Since its inception, 18 fellows have graduated from the program. They represent a wide range of clinical (general medicine, neonatology, neurology, nursing, midwifery, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics) and scientific (basic science, epidemiology, health services research, and psychology) disciplines.
- Among our graduates, 15 have secured faculty positions at UCSF or other institution and six have received NIH K awards. Several have now obtained independent research funding.
- Fellows have collectively published over 100 first-authored peer-reviewed manuscripts.
- In 2019, PTBi was awarded a prestigious T32 training grant from the National Institutes of Health to both expand and sustain the fellowship.
Fellowship Components
- Competitive salary support and travel/supplies stipend
- Access to research and education funds through an application process
- Strong research and career mentorship emphasizing the collaborative, transdisciplinary approach necessary to achieve impact on complex conditions such as prematurity
- Fellows seminars with a rotating schedule of didactic content, works in progress, and journal clubs
- Career development workshops offered in conjunction with the Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
- Leadership opportunities and network building through PTBi-sponsored events
Eligibility and Application Procedures
The PTBi fellowship is open to US citizens and permanent residents. Fellows must have a doctoral degree (e.g., MD, PhD, DNP, DrPH, ScD) and cannot hold a concurrent faculty position.
We aim to admit two to three qualified candidates each cycle. Applications open in July and will be reviewed on a continuing basis until the positions are filled.
