Interested MSTP students, would follow the medical school curriculum for two years and then enter the Cellular and Molecular Physiology research program for their disseration research. Another combined degree program is available after matriculation to medical school. Medical students are allowed elective research courses during the third quarter of the first year during which time many discover an interest in scientific research. Application to the Cellular and Molecular Physiology Program may be made during the second year of medical school. D. degree programs is available from the Dean of Students Office of the Biological Sciences Division.
Postdoctoral positions are available with cellular and molecular physiology faculty.
While there is no central office which coordinates postdoctoral research, postdoctoral fellows are a vital part of the Cellular and Molecular Physiology program. Support is provided by competitive fellowships awarded to the postdoctoral fellows, research funds from specific investigators, and by federal training grants. Modern research facilities housing the most up to date research equipment are available to students in the Cellular and Molecular Physiology program. Students who graduate from the program are well versed in the technical as well as theoretical aspects of Cellular and Moleuclar Physiology. In keeping with its long-standing traditions and policies, the University of Chicago, in admissions, employment, and access to programs, considers students on the basis of individual merit and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or other factors irrelevant to participation in the programs of the University.