The UAB HHMI Med-Grad fellowship is a revolutionary Ph.D. program which combines translational research and drug discovery and provides graduate students in training with career development opportunities.  UAB is one of only twenty-three schools in the nation to receive funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) $16-million dollar initiative for the Med-Grad Fellowship Program.

Graduates of the UAB Howard Hughes Med-Grad Fellowship Program will enter the workforce with the necessary experience in translational research and leadership training to move discoveries effectively between the bench and bedside.