|
Comparative and Molecular Biosciences
The mission of the multidisciplinary CMB graduate program is to train outstanding students in basic and comparative research in mechanisms of health and disease.
Your Ph.D. training emphasis will employ state-of-the-art technical approaches to discovery and elucidate a broad spectrum of health and disease problems of humans and animals. You will graduate as a highly skilled scientist, excellently prepared for research careers in academia and industry. Your scientific training will lead to a career as an independent investigator in one of two general areas:
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pathogenesis in Animals (Immunobiology, Microbiology and Virology, Pathology, and Cancer Biology)
- Comparative Animal Biomedical Sciences (Genetics and Genomics, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology)
The CMB program brings together basic and clinical scientists to:
- provide you with cutting edge biomedical research training
- help you apply new knowledge to the understanding of animal disease, animal populations, comparative aspects of biology and pathology across species, and animal models of human disease
You will work and train with faculty who are internationally recognized for their contributions to basic and applied aspects of animal health and disease. Your faculty mentors' research activities are well supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the United States Department of Agriculture, as well as from animal producer groups and private industry.
As a first-year student, you are exposed to a variety of disciplines and research projects through laboratory rotations, coursework, and techniques workshops. You will draw on these rotations to help define your areas of interest. Upon selecting an advisor, you will focus your research in one area of expertise. Seminar coursework will enhance and refine your scientific communication skills.
Graduate students receive a stipend, health insurance and tuition benefits.
For further details, please see Research Foci .
Questions? Contact us:
440 Veterinary Medical Center
1365 Gortner Ave
St. Paul, MN 55108
cvmmsphd@umn.edu
Dr. Bruce Walcheck, Director of Graduate Studies
Lisa Hubinger, Graduate Program Coordinator
Sarah Summerbell, Graduate Program Associate
|
|
