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OVERVIEW
The
Program in Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology leads
to the Ph.D. degree. It comprises a flexible course of formal
and informal instruction combined with intensive practical
research training in the frontier areas of modern cell developmental
and molecular biology.
The program offers the student a wide
variety of fields from which to choose a mentor and a thesis
research topic. Areas of specialization include:
- Ransmembrane
signalling and other signal transduction systems
- Cell growth
and differentiation
- Protein interactions and function
- Growth
factors
- Neuropeptides
- Developmental biology
- Oncogenesis
and tumor biology
- Regulation of gene expression and enzyme
function
- Eukaryotic genome structure
- Intracellular sorting
- Cell-cell communication
- Biosynthesis of complex carbohydrates
and cell surface glycoproteins
- Protein engineering
- Membrane
cytoskeleton interactions
- Extracellular matrix
- Mitochondrial
pathobiology
- Developmental neurobiology
There are unique
opportunities in the medical school for relating Ph.D. training
to clinical problems, especially in the area of cancer. The
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center provides a forum for
a multidisciplinary approach to cancer research. Trainees
in the program in recent years have been drawn from all parts
of North America and Europe, together with Latin America,
Africa, and Asia.
The Ph.D. Program seeks out students of
superior achievements who have a strong background in science,
particularly biochemistry and cell biology. The program has
proven particularly attractive to the student seeking the
combined M.D./Ph.D. degree.
Graduates of our Doctoral Program
have found careers in research institutions, medicine and
biotechnology with most obtaining faculty positions in universities
after postdoctoral training.
The University has been remarkably
successful at attracting outstanding faculty both nationally
and internationally. The faculty participating in the Program
in Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology have achieved
significant national and international recognition as evidenced
by the fact that many members of the primary faculty are currently,
or have been in the past, holders of the prestigious Research
Career Development Awards of the National Institutes of Health,
the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
A significant number have served on NIH and NSF peer review
committees and have been editors on major journals.
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