Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Research Fellowship. One year. Funded.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 13.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Verdana} span.s1 {font: 13.0px 'Lucida Grande'} Robotics Research Fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard, Department of Urology  One year. Funded. Flexible start time (April/May 2011)  The robotics research fellowship offers a well-rounded and in-depth exposure to both translational and clinical urologic research as well as the opportunity to coordinate the robotics research and training center. With the only da Vinci robot dedicated to research and training in Massachusetts and a full-fledged vivarium and animal surgical facility, this is a unique environment to innovate and discover new robotic surgical applications using animal models. The fellow will also be trained to serve as a certified da Vinci robotics training specialist, hosting live animal training sessions for visiting surgeons.  In addition to robotics research, the fellow will coordinate and oversee approximately 45 active research projects in the areas of molecular imaging, new technology, outcomes research, as well as clinical trials.  Other opportunities include industry/biotech collaborations, NIH grant and protocol writing, journal publication, clinical research IRB processes, funding proposals, and pediatric grand rounds/radiology conferences weekly. If you are looking for a phenomenal educational opportunity as well as the chance to improve your residency application, please contact, Dr. Hiep T. Nguyen, Assistant Professor in Surgery (Urology), Harvard Medical School, and Director of Robotic Surgery and Research, at:  hiep.nguyen@childrens.harvard.edu for more information.  Please include your CV and a short paragraph statement regarding your goals and interest in urologic research.