In each program, Ph.D. candidates complete a Ph.D. dissertation based on original research. The Ph.D. programs require approximately five years of full-time study. This program provides diverse training opportunities in developmental biology, cell biology and neuroscience. This is one of the newest biomedical sciences graduate program, based in an interdisciplinary research institute rather than an academic department. The institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, which sponsors the program, includes more than 40 faculty drawn from clinical and basic science departments.
Students design their own program of study, in consultation with their advisory committee.
Research opportunities are available in developmental biology, gene regulation, molecular immunology and cell signaling. Pharmacology and Toxicology Pharmacology is a wide-ranging discipline encompassing chemistry, molecular and cellular biology, physiology and behavior. Our faculty apply a wide array of techniques to questions relating to cardiovascular function and the nervous system. Courses of study are designed to meet the needs of individual students. Our graduates are employed in academic research and in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.