UCLA Bio-Launch Application

You must fall into one of these three categories:
- Advanced PhD student (will graduate in the next 12-18 months)
- Recent PhD graduate (graduated in the last 1-2 years)
- Early-career postdoc scholar (have no more than 1 year of postdoctoral experience in a Bioscience field)
Prospective postdocs from groups traditionally marginalized in the biosciences and/or from disadvantaged backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
There is no citizenship requirement to apply.

As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide…

Basic Information (name, email, pronouns)
Demographic Information (The data collected in this section will not be shared with potential faculty mentors or included in your profile information. We collect this demographic data in aggregate and with no personal identifiers for two reasons. First, NIH requires UCLA to report aggregate demographic information on our postdoctoral applicant pool. Second, understanding the needs and identities of our applicant pool helps us provide more relevant services and support.)
Education Information
- When do/did you graduate?
- What is your PhD research topic?
Research Questions (Successful applicants write 1-2 paragraphs per question)
- What are your goals for Postdoctoral Training?
- What sub-disciplinary areas are you interested in exploring?
- What research or technical skills would you bring to a lab team? What skills do you hope to develop?
C.V. (please review this CV resource to develop an effective document)
Availability (When would you be available to start a postdoc?)
NO Letters of Recommendation are Required

Wed. January 29, 2025 at 11:59pm PST – Application Deadline
Wed. February 5, 2025 – Decisions emailed to applicants
Wed. February 12, 2025 – Accepted applicants confirm participation
- You will list 3-5 Bio-Launch Mentors that you would like to be matched with for informational interviews.
Thurs-Fri. February 27-28, 2025 – UCLA BioLaunch
Fri. February 28, 2025 – Matches are emailed out
- The committee will match you with 1-3 mentors based on your research interests. Although the committee will strive to match participants and faculty with similar research interests, we are not able to guarantee this will be possible.
- Prospective Postdocs must email Faculty Matches to set up informational interviews.
March 3-14, 2025 – Informational Interviews
- All participating faculty mentors will receive a booklet of all prospective postdoc profiles with contact information. If faculty are interested in speaking to you but were not matched with you, they can reach out to you individually.
- All prospective postdocs will receive a contact list of all participating faculty mentors after the conclusion of the interview period, at which time you are encouraged to reach out to any potential mentors of interest you weren’t matched with.