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WASHINGTON, November 9 – The British Council USA, the UK’s international organization for educational and cultural relations, in partnership with the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Duke University Medical Center, invites young scientists involved in stem cell research to apply for the 2006 International Networking for Young Scientists (INYS) program in Durham, North Carolina.
Designed to provide outstanding young researchers with the opportunity to exchange ideas and explore future areas of research and collaboration, “Stem Cell Research: Transatlantic Perspectives and Collaboration” will bring together young scientists from the US and the UK to present their research to their peers and highlight best practices and solutions.
“Stem Cell Research: Transatlantic Perspectives and Collaboration” will take place from February 19-22, 2006. The four-day workshop includes presentations and discussions with keynote speakers from the US and Great Britain.
Approximately ten candidates from the US and ten candidates from the UK will be selected to participate in the program; travel and expenses will be fully funded by the British Council USA and the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The American competition is open to U.S. citizens who are PhD students in their final year of research or early post-doctoral researchers. Completed applications must be submitted to the British Council USA by no later than January 4, 2006. Successful candidates will be selected and notified by January 12, 2006. For more information or to download an application form, please visit www.britishcouncil.org/usa-science.
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ABOUT THE BRITISH COUNCIL USA: An arm of the United Kingdom's international organization for educational and cultural relations, the British Council USA increases recognition of the wide array of learning opportunities available in the UK and facilitates educational cooperation between the US and UK. The organization also showcases British creativity by introducing the American public to high-quality, groundbreaking artistic achievement, and highlights the UK's scientific innovation in disciplines ranging from biotechnology to planetary science. Through its work, the British Council USA endeavors to promote an image of the UK that is up-to-date, vibrant, in the vanguard of new thinking and fully representative of the country’s geographic and cultural diversity.
PRESS CONTACT: Stacy Hope
(202) 588-7849
APPLICATION
CONTACT: Pamela Kenny
(202) 588-7874
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