Program Overview

Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences

The Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences is a world-class center of excellence in biomedical research. The program's mission is to understand the interactions between microbes and their host organisms that lead to disease or promote health.

Microbe-Host Interactions

The Microbe-Host Interactions graduate program focuses on understanding the interactions between microbes, specifically bacteria and viruses, and their host organisms. Researchers in the program have developed innovative in vivo and in vitro systems to study basic mechanisms of bacterial and viral pathogenesis.

Research Focus in Microbe-Host Interactions

The research focus areas in Microbe-Host Interactions include:

• Molecular virology, including Coronaviruses, Rotavirus, HIV, and Herpesviruses
• Virus-host microbiome interactions and viral disease modeling
• Virulence factors of pathogenic bacteria
• Metal acquisition by pathogenic bacteria
• Virus-antibody interactions relevant to vaccines and therapy

Participating Graduate Programs

The following graduate programs participate in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

• Biochemistry
• Biological Sciences
• Cancer Biology
• Cell & Developmental Biology
• Chemical & Physical Biology
• Human Genetics
• Microbe-Host Interactions
• Molecular Pathology & Immunology
• Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
• Neuroscience
• Pharmacology