One Program, Many Options
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We provide an entry portal and a common first-year curriculum, equipping you with core knowledge to support your pursuit of a PhD in one of several disciplines.

Laboratory Rotations
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Our lab rotations allow you to explore several different fields, leading to your “Eureka!” moment of career path: the best department and lab fit for your PhD research.

Excellent Mentoring and Career Support
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Whether you've decided, or are still thinking about what field to choose, our focused training, broad-based curriculum and dedicated mentoring will help you make progress.

Top-notch Research Community
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Our faculty publish widely and regularly receive national and international acclaim. These experts will work closely with you as you assume your own independent research.

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Participating Programs

  • Biochemistry
    8/18/16
    Study gene expression, development and differentiation, protein structure and function, and membrane biology and transport.
  • Faculty in biomedical engineering.
    Biomedical Engineering
    8/9/17
    Design and develop medical imaging tools, implantable biomedical devices, engineered tissues and model biological systems.
  • Peter L. Elkin, MD, chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics
    Biomedical Informatics
    5/30/17
    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.
  • Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics
    8/18/16
    Discover genes essential for biological functions, perform genomic analysis of developmental systems and analyze transcription networks in microbes and animals.
  • Microbiology and Immunology
    3/3/17
    Explore microbial pathogenesis, molecular biology, parasitology, virology and immunology.
  • Neuroscience
    6/6/17
    Investigate neurobiology with an emphasis on molecular biophysics, sensory systems, development and plasticity, brain and behavior, and diseases of the nervous system.
  • A researcher in oral biology.
    Oral Biology
    8/9/17
    Education and training for those who wish to pursue basic and/or clinical research in dental medicine or the biomedical sciences.
  • Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
    5/30/17
    Offers instruction in pathology, cell biology and human anatomy.
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
    8/18/16
    Study the cellular basis and mechanisms of drug action, cell and molecular pharmacology, drug design and discovery, neuropharmacology, environmental and medical toxicology, and toxicogenomics.
  • Physiology and Biophysics
    5/30/17
    Supports studies in molecular biophysics, cell and molecular physiology, neuroscience and integrative physiology.
  • Structural Biology
    9/25/15
    Focuses on understanding biological form and function at the level of the three-dimensional atomic architecture of biomolecules.
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Summer Undergraduate Research

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.

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Upcoming Recruiting Events
Aug
03
2018
Buffalo Summer Research Day
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main St., Downtown Campus
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