Program Objectives
Our Doctor of Philosophy in Integrated Biomedical Sciences program prepares you for leadership in research and academic positions.
The program also provides you with career path education relevant to your specialized fields.
You will work with faculty and scientists to generate new knowledge in the fields of biomedicine using sophisticated research methods.
You will design and conduct research that culminates in a dissertation. And you must pass a comprehensive preliminary examination based on your research proposal.
Graduates perform high-quality, impactful biomedical research in a variety of settings.
Graduation Requirements
First year
First year course work is designed to expose you to the biomedical sciences, enabling you to design and approach a research problem from molecular, cellular and organ system perspectives.
You will need to complete a minimum of 9 credits of course work each semester. The courses will be a combination of core courses, three laboratory rotations and research-area-specific courses.
At the end of the first year, you will sit for a comprehensive examination, select your area of research and your research adviser.
Second year
The second year marks the beginning of your dissertation research. You will learn relevant laboratory techniques and develop a research proposal in conjunction with your research adviser.
In the second year, you will select a dissertation committee and defend the proposal in front of the committee.
Third, fourth and fifth years
In your final three years, you will concentrate on your research project and steadily progress toward the completion of your dissertation.
Course Curriculum Available
- Experimental Design and Disease Modeling
- Advanced Cell Biology
- Advanced Molecular Biology and Gene Regulation
- Biomedical Ethics
- Biomedical Science Journal Club: Critical Analysis and Discussion
- Biomedical Informatics: Genomics and the Microbiome
- Principles of Biostatistics: Descriptive Methods and Introduction to Statistical Inference
- Fundamentals of Grant Writing for Scientific Research
- Fundamentals of Scientific Manuscript Writing
- Advanced Musculoskeletal Biology
- Advanced Immunology and Immune Systems Dynamics
- Advanced Neurobiology
- Advanced Cancer Biology
- Microbial Pathogenesis
- Pre-Dissertation & Dissertation Research
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