The award includes a grant to cover tuition and fees and a stipend. Masters degrees are not offered. The first year of the program includes, in addition to the basic biomedical curriculum, at least two eight- week laboratory rotations. Preliminary selection of a thesis topic by the end of the first year is encouraged. A preliminary examination is normally scheduled near the end of the seccond year prior to concentration on thesis research.
Laboratories are modern and well equipped for the conduct of modern biomedical research.
An insectary and a diagnostic facility within the Laboratory of Parasitology are available to students. D. programs are offered. Application should be made to both the professional school and the Combined Degree Program. Fundamentals of morphology and developmental cycles of the helminth, arthropod, and protozoan parasites of animals and those transmissible from animals to man. Epidemiology of infections is stressed along with pathogenesis, pathology, and immunology.