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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Erica,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am currently in category 2. - I am interested in accepting a PhD student in my lab next year, but I am unsure if I will have available resources and funding.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In any case, I a will be happy to continue serving on the admissions committee.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Marcus<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Marcus Kaul, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Professor of Biomedical Sciences
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">School of Medicine, Division of Biomedical Sciences (<a href="https://biomed.ucr.edu/">biomed.ucr.edu</a>)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">University of California, Riverside</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Riverside, CA 92521</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Ph: (951) 827-7774 (Office); (951) 827-6851 (Lab)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">E-mail:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:marcus.kaul@medsch.ucr.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">marcus.kaul@medsch.ucr.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Biomed_grad_faculty <biomed_grad_faculty-bounces@lists.ucr.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Erica Heinrich via Biomed_grad_faculty<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, September 17, 2025 3:40 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> biomed_grad_faculty@lists.ucr.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Biomed_grad_faculty] IMPORTANT BMSC Grad Program Recruitment Inuiry for 2026-27 (Please Respond)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Dear BMSC Graduate Program Faculty,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">The Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program is in the midst of recruitment for Summer 2026. In order to engage faculty who are interested in accepting PhD students with the recruitment
process, <b><u>please respond to this email with one of the following options by October 3</u></b>:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="color:black">I am interested in accepting a PhD student in my lab next year, and I have available resources and funding.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="color:black">I am interested in accepting a PhD student in my lab next year, but I am unsure if I will have available resources and funding.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="color:black">I am not planning to accept a PhD student in my lab next year.</span></i><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><u><span style="color:black">If you are interested in accepting a student, please also let us know if you would like to serve on the admissions committee.</span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof" style="background:white"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">Erica C. Heinrich, PhD</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">Assistant Professor, Biomedical Sciences</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">University of California, Riverside | School of Medicine</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">School of Medicine Research Building (SOMRB), room 101</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">900 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92521</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black">Office: (951) 827-9198</span></i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/hypoxialab.ucr.edu/__;!!OLyWHuc!Vo6TcK5ACyj3vCUyWBCIDsbVVbdBVPIWHqFDqG3NcyOwVXQAXanFTjeBt3VPy1fGMk3_LOE8_sGooHMNeUDVrzDvImHky-3-xGrZJiQ$" title="https://hypoxialab.ucr.edu/">hypoxialab.ucr.edu</a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="elementtoproof"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Display",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/71569/immuno-physiological-responses-in-extreme-environments/articles__;!!OLyWHuc!Vo6TcK5ACyj3vCUyWBCIDsbVVbdBVPIWHqFDqG3NcyOwVXQAXanFTjeBt3VPy1fGMk3_LOE8_sGooHMNeUDVrzDvImHky-3-KyhlBWI$" title="https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/71569/immuno-physiological-responses-in-extreme-environments/articles">Immuno-physiological
Responses in Extreme Environments</a></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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