D. program is restricted to Massachusetts residents. The Medical School building was constructed in 1974 and has been generously endowed with laboratory, classroom, and office space. The Department of Physiology occupies 22,000 square feet in the Basic Sciences Wing of the Medical School. Facilities and equipment are the most modern available for biomedical research and include core facilities for protein sequencing, nucleic acid synthesis, electron microscopy, tissue culture, fluorescence cell sorting, monoclonal antibody production, and image processing. A large and well-maintained facility for the care of experimental animals and modern electronics and machine shops are available to all investigators.
Tuition is waived for both graduate and research assistants.
Health insurance is provided. Application for assistantships is made on the application for admission. Living and Housing Costs Apartments and rooms are available in the Worcester area. The large number of students in the area makes sharing apartments feasible at costs that fall within the budget dictated by the assistantship stipend. The Housing Office at the Medical School assists students in finding living accommodations.