The PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences provides an entry portal
and a common first-year curriculum, equipping you with core
knowledge and concepts to support your pursuit of a PhD in one of
our several participating disciplines.
Our laboratory rotations allow you to explore several different
fields so you can identify the best department and laboratory for
your PhD research. You’ll gain a wide-ranging perspective and
skill set before you decide on a lab—and experience that
“eureka” moment of career discovery.
Whether you already know the field in which you want to
specialize or want to weigh your options, our individualized
training, broad-based curriculum and dedicated mentoring will help
you succeed.
Our faculty work at the cutting edge of their disciplines. They
publish widely and regularly receive national and international
recognition. You will work one-on-one with these accomplished
experts as you undertake your own innovative, independent
research.
Take an interdisciplinary approach to the in-depth study of
informatics principles and techniques. Focus on a research- or
practicum-oriented curriculum and train in hospital or other
clinical health care settings and biomedical research
laboratories.
Discover genes essential for biological functions, perform
genomic analysis of developmental systems and analyze transcription
networks in microbes and animals.
Investigate neurobiology with an emphasis on molecular
biophysics, sensory systems, development and plasticity, brain and
behavior, and diseases of the nervous system.
Study the cellular basis and mechanisms of drug action, cell and
molecular pharmacology, drug design and discovery,
neuropharmacology, environmental and medical toxicology, and
toxicogenomics.
Our
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) provides you
with research experience as an undergraduate in a state-of-the-art
biomedical research laboratory. It's an excellent way to get
hands-on experience in biomedical research prior to applying to a
PhD program.
