A two-year M.S. degree in anatomy is offered. A departmental program with research in cellular and molecular pharmacology, focused on intracellular signal transduction, ion channel and receptor structure-function analyses, growth control of cancer cells and identification of molecular targets for drug development, molecular toxicology including transgenic mouse models of neurotoxicity and DNA repair, molecular basis of neuropathologies such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, and neural tube defects. An intercollege program with research focused on mechanisms regulating cell function, metabolism, growth, and development under normal physiological conditions as well as in pathophysiological states. Research Facilities Laboratories are equipped with instrumentation required for modern biomedical research. Consulting centers for biostatistics, informatics, and epidemiology are available.
Financial support allows full-time effort in graduate studies.
Cost of Study University financial support is sufficient to allow students to devote full-time effort to graduate studies. Student Group Students have outstanding records of academic achievement, with exceptional GRE performance. Students make important contributions to scientific literature during their research training and intellectual development. Graduates hold postdoctoral positions at prestigious institutions and establish careers in academia, industry, and government. Location The College of Medicine is in Hershey, a community of approximately 20,000, an outstanding environment for research and scholarly achievement with easy access to the major attractions and metropolitan areas of the East Coast.