In the study of toxicology, the student studies disease conditions resulting from poisonous materials including plants, agricultural and industrial chemicals, feed additives, and drugs. During the third and fourth years of the professional curriculum, the departmental faculty participate in instruction concerning nutrient requirements of domestic animals, breeding, and genetics. Applied anatomy is part of the clinical training in physical examination, clinical diagnosis, and surgery. The graduate program in Biomedical Sciences offers graduate training leading to the Doctor of Philosophy or the Master of Science degree. The program in Biomedical sciences provides in-depth, multidisciplinary training to prepare scientists in comprehensive research at the integrative, organ, cellular, and molecular levels.
Departmental faculty represent a diversity of medical and related basic science disciplines.
They provide a rich environment for graduate study and a unique opportunity for training scientists in comprehensive interdisciplinary research. Department of Biomedical Sciences faculty are committed to the training of research scientists. The research activities of the department address biomedical issues that have a critical impact on health problems of people and animals. Well-developed research programs evaluate cellular, molecular, and organismal aspects of biomedical problems. Current faculty interests include cardiovascular, membrane transport, neurohumoral regulation, and reproductive endocrinology.