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Biomedical accelerator helps researchers discover new career paths

March 10, 2020

University Relations

Bahareh Barati holds her prototype of a brain imaging device she developed at UAF. Photo by Amanda Byrd.
Bahareh Barati holds her prototype of a brain imaging device she developed at UAF. Photo by Amanda Byrd.


A new biomedical accelerator program is starting this spring at UAF.

Directed at biomedical students, post-docs and faculty, the program will help researchers strengthen their grant proposals, meet new collaborators, explore new career paths, and learn about intellectual property and commercialization.

The program includes a boot camp, coaching, a stipend, travel funds, and preferred access to additional funding.

The total time commitment is 36 hours over four weeks.

For more information contact Mark Billingsley at mcbillingsley@alaska.edu.

This accelerator program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps, Ascend Hub and Alaska Center ICE.