A grant from LabWare will make it possible for more graduate students to further their education and research at the Indiana University School of Informatics
The LabWare Fellowship for Innovation in Laboratory Informatics will aid students enrolled in the Laboratory Informatics graduate programme at the school's Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus.
Future recipients of the fellowship will receive a one-time award of $30,000.
It is expected the recipient of the 2006-07 award will be selected this summer for the 2006-07 academic year.
Swati Lakhanpal was named the first recipient of the LabWare fellowship for the current year.
The chemical engineer is expected to complete her studies this August.
"This latest LabWare gift enables the School of Informatics to help deserving students pursue vital research involving the practical application of information technology to laboratory sciences and research at the bench level," says Douglas Perry, associate dean for graduate studies and research and director of the Laboratory Informatics graduate programme.
The programme, the first of its kind in the USA, is designed for students with undergraduate degrees in laboratory-based sciences who seek advanced training in laboratory informatics to pursue careers in the agricultural, biomedical, chemical, food, petroleum and pharmaceutical industries.
"Tomorrow's leaders in this field benefit from programs like the one at the Indiana University School of Informatics, which is open to cooperative relationships with industry, resulting in professionals who are ready for the real world," says LabWare president Vance Kershner.
LabWare is an international software products company focused exclusively on configurable laboratory information management systems (Lims).
Many international companies rely on LabWare Lims to support their product development and quality assurance functions.
It's not the first time the school and LabWare have worked together.
Nearly two years ago, the two institutions established an active training center at the IUPUI campus, where professionals from around the country are trained to use Lims.
Also, the company provides its experts for training and support and internship opportunities to IU laboratory informatics graduate students.
