Graduate Fellowships

The Center of Excellence in Biomedical and Marine Biotechnology is an academic-industry partnership of ocean engineering, marine biotechnology, functional genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics for the discovery, development and commercialization of new medicines from Florida s natural marine resources. Marine drug discovery and biomedical research projects will focus on areas such as cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, aging, and cancer.

The Center draws its expertise from the following research institutions: Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Nova Southeastern University, and Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce. Some of the tangible outcomes of the Center include:
  • New medicines and novel diagnostics
  • New technologies to explore the sea
Postdoctoral fellowships and graduate student research assistantships within the Center are available immediately in the disciplines identified above.

Please see check our STAFF page to obtain a list of the individual investigators and a description of their research areas. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae including a summary of research interests and arrange for 3 letters of reference to be sent to the faculty member(s) with whom they wish to work.
Center of Excellence in Biomedical and Marine Biotechnology
777 Glades Road, ADM 215, Boca Raton, FL 33431
ph. 561-297-2651 • fx.561-297-2141 • info@floridabiotech.org