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 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
- Advanced Cell Biology
- Advanced Molecular Biology and Gene Regulation
- Principals of Biostatistics I: Descriptive methods and introduction to statistical inference
- Biomedical Ethics
- Experimental Design and Disease Modeling
- Biomedical Informatics: Genomics and the Microbiome
- Pre-Dissertation Research
- Advanced Musculoskeletal Biology
- Advances Neurobiology
- Advanced Cancer Biology
- Advanced Immunology and Immune Systems Dynamics
- Microbial Pathogenesis
- Biomedical Science Journal Club: Critical Analysis and Discussion
- Fundamentals of Grant Writing for Scientific Research
- Fundamentals of Scientific Manuscript Writing
- Dissertation Research
Refer to the course catalog for our most up-to-date curriculum information.