The Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy offers programs leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.
Areas of concentration are cell biology, developmental biology, and neurobiology.
There is considerable overlap in these fields, with, for example, some faculty members working in the areas of cellular or developmental neurobiology and others with interests in the cell biology of reproduction and development. The goal of the program is to train promising students for careers in research and teaching. Students are encouraged to develop broad expertise in the disciplines of biochemistry, molecular biology, immunology, and cell physiology. Students become involved in ongoing research projects during the first year in laboratory rotation and are encouraged to identify a dissertation adviser during this period or shortly thereafter. After the second year of the Ph.D. program, a student may qualify to take a broad-based preliminary examination.