Biomedical Sciences 博士课程详情
Accepted students to the Ph.D. Program enter through a general undeclared Biomedical Science program where they have great flexibility in charting their future. Their first year at 推荐最近最火的赌博软件 includes core classes and three lab rotations, 由学生选择, where they are exposed to a variety of research projects. The student then selects a mentor and becomes affiliated with a degree-granting program at the end of their first year. These degree-granting programs include Biochemistry & 分子生物学，细胞 & Developmental Biology, Microbiology & Immunology, 神经科学, 药理学, and Physiology.
Our research focuses on some of the most critical diseases that affect human health and our outstanding faculty features international experts in many areas including neuroscience, 糖尿病, 心血管病, 分子遗传学, 干细胞研究, 结构生物学, infectious disease and cancer biology.
Our graduate students receive training in the latest scientific research techniques using state-of-the-art technology and instrumentation. 除了, we are committed to helping our students become well-trained scientists by providing mentoring, opportunities to hone presentation skills and a solid grounding in writing grants and research papers.
项目概述
第一年
In the first year, all students are exposed to a variety of core courses. The main one is a course called Foundations in Biomedical Sciences that provides a graduate-level survey of biochemistry, molecular and cell biology in addition to some systems biology. This course is given through lectures and small group discussions of papers. All students are also required to take courses in bioethics. biostatistics and experimental design, 格兰特写作, and critical reading and presentation as part of the general curriculum. 除了 to taking classes, students do rotations through three different laboratories in their first year. Rotations are approximately 10 weeks each and run in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. These rotations are chosen by the student and offer a wide selection of opportunities in biomedical sciences. In June of the first-year students decide on one of these three labs to join and then become a member of that specific program.
第二年
Once the student joins a specific program they continue with the program and specific coursework. During the second year, laboratory research becomes the student’s major commitment. 学生 are in the laboratory conducting work that will lead to the development of their dissertation research. Throughout the entirety of their time on campus, they will participate in departmental seminars as well as university-wide student events.
All students must complete their qualifying exam by the end of their second year. This exam is a culmination of a yearlong process of writing development that starts with a scientific writing course, followed by a grant-writing course that leads to the qualification exam. The exam is both written and oral and includes a unique grant focused on what the students propose for their thesis research.
第三年及以上
During the research years, students are followed by a three-member thesis advisory committee. 这个教师委员会, chosen by the student and the advisor meets twice a year to discuss with the student their research progress and direction. 每年一次, students also are required to do an Individual Development Plan (IDP) and present that to their committee. The degree culminates with a dissertation with an emphasis on publishing. Most of our students publish at least one first-author manuscript. The goal is for students to complete their degree in five years.