Alumni & Donors

Opportunities to Support BioSTAR

Alumni Guest Speakers

In addition to monetary support, we welcome participation of alumni and community scientist to visit campus to talk about their own career path and to network with students.

For more information, please contact Patrick Brandt, PhD (PDBrandt@email.unc.edu), Director of Career Development and Outreach.

Alumni and Community Donations

We welcome alumni and community members as partners in our mission. Donations allow us the BioSTAR Office to expand our support to more students.

We prepare scientists for the biomedical workforce by offering career training and professional development in addition to the cutting-edge research and discoveries they make in their labs. Your investment helps us to provide holistic preparation for a variety of careers in industry, non-profits and academic research.

Donate to BioSTAR by credit card

Company Sponsorships and Donations to the Training Excellence Fund

The BioSTAR Office is excited to partner with companies in and beyond the RTP area of North Carolina. All donations to the Graduate Training Excellence Fund are used to support the mission of the BioSTAR Office, including professional development activities for life science PhD trainees such as the ImPACT program and other career development programs that our office provides for graduate students.

The donation can be made via mailed check with “Graduate Excellence Fund” in the memo line, by company credit card at https://give.unc.edu/donate?f=345950, or by electronic transfer. Please reach out to Patrick Brandt, PhD (PDBrandt@email.unc.edu), Director of Career Development and Outreach for electronic transfer instructions.

Donate to BioSTAR via credit card

Additional Opportunities for Companies