Award amountMonthly stipend commensurate with educational level and experienceAcademic levelGraduateCitizenshipU.S. citizens; International applicantsEligibilityDoctoral degree in one of the biological sciences received within the last 60 months; Foreign nationals must have resided in the U.S. for at least three of the past five years; Must be a U.S. citizen; Must have a high school diploma; Must be between 18.5 and 24 years old on August 1st of the program start year; Not be subject to specific employment-related ineligibility categoriesRequirementsSterile technique; C. elegans handling and strain maintenance; C. elegans assays (gene expression, larval growth, embryonic lethality, germline apoptosis, epigenetic toxicity, fertility assessments); Rodent handling and necropsy analysis; Project and experimental design; Protocol development