The unit offers a Master's degree, but only in rare instances.
Initial admission is to the doctoral program only.
Research areaas of faculty include heart development, neural development, cellular toxicology and microcirculation, membrane traffic and cyto-skeleton, cell surface reception. The Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy offers a program of study leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree. The Master of Science degree is offered only in rare instances in which students are unable to continue in the doctoral program. Applicants for admission normally should have completed course work in organic and inorganic chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics through calculus, and biochemistry. Additional courses in advanced biology, advanced chemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and statistics are recommended.