Education

We train students studying for the PhD degree for an exciting new phase of biological research - the application of molecular, cellular, and biochemical techniques to the investigation of how mammalian cells, tissues, and organs function in health and disease.The BMS program has eight major thematic areas that you can explore from links on this page. You will see we have a very diverse faculty committed to both basic research and graduate education. Most of the individual thematic areas offer their own journal clubs, research retreats, and course electives to enrich the basic curriculum of the Biomedical Sciences Program.

Our curriculum is unique and fashioned to give graduate students fluency in the principles of tissue and organ architecture, development, and function. In all cases, this is done in the context of the underlying basic biology. Formal coursework provides a foundation in Genetics, Molecular Biology, Macromolecular Structure & Function, and Cell Biology. In addition, a two-quarter course covers Tissue and Organ Biology, including an introduction to tissue architecture in a laboratory setting that allows students to become familiar with normal and disease states in both experimental animal models, and humans themselves.

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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

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Information about undergraduate admissions policies, application procedures and campus tours including:

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GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS

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Humanities, natural sciences, computer sciences, and social sciences

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