Cell & Developmental Biology Resources for Grad Students & Postdocs

OGPS supports department and units in a myriad of ways in both administration and student/fellow success. All career & professional development opportunities and health & wellness initiatives are focused on students and postdocs. They also share student successes and aim to highlight their science along with promoting the activities of student groups. 

• Career and Professional Development
• Student Organizations Directory
• Counseling and Well-Being

Rackham offers opportunities, funding, and resources that prepare graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to access the wide range of careers available to them. Rackham Professional Development Opportunities provide programs for interdisciplinary learning and community building related to professional interests.

Graduate students and postdocs develop a variety of skills that help them to thrive in diverse academic and work environments. These skills often extend beyond experiences in the classroom or lab and can be translated to a variety of professional contexts. Click Developing Core Skills guide to discover more about each skill, explore resources for your skill development, and learn how to apply your student and postdoc experiences to diverse careers.

The Rackham Doctoral Intern Fellowship Program allows doctoral candidates to pursue a fully supported internship as part of their graduate training. This initiative provides a crucial experiential learning opportunity for students, while demonstrating the value of their advanced abilities and knowledge to employers in a wide array of fields.

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CRLT offers programs and services designed to support graduate students and postdocs in all stages of their teaching careers from training for their first teaching experiences through preparation for the academic job market. CRLT's services are generally open to all graduate students and postdocs, whether or not they are teaching.

The Preparing Future Faculty program is a 5-week program designed to help prepare doctoral candidates for the academic job search. It covers a number of pedagogical topics including course design, classroom instruction, and inclusive teaching practices and enables students to explore different types of academic institutions and positions through faculty panels and a campus visit.

• Academic Job Search
• Graduate Student Career Pathways Programs
• Non-Academic Job Search
• UM Medical School PhD Program Professional Development

• BioMed Focus at U-M Michigan Medicine
• Biotech Career Development Program
• BrainsRule!, an annual outreach project to get 6th graders excited about science and the brain
• Catalyzing Advocacy for Science and Engineering (CASE) Workshop.
• Engaging Scientists in Policy and Advocacy (ESPA)
• FEMMES, a group aimed at promoting excellence in math and engineering and the Sciences
• Five by Five, program for college students interested in tech
• Michigan DNA Day (Mi DNA Day)
• Michigan Graduate Consulting Club
• Michigan Science Writers (MiSciWriters)
• Midwest Healthcare Case Competition
• MiLead
• Museum of Natural History’s Science Communication Fellows (SCF) program
• Researchers Expanding Lay-Audience Teaching and Engagement (RELATE)
• Ross Business School’s Sanger Leadership Center (Sanger)
• The Michigan LeaderShape® Institute (LeaderShape)
• Science Engagement and Education for Kids (SEEK)