Program Overview

Program Overview

The Molecular Medicine PhD Program is a unique collaborative graduate training opportunity that integrates medical knowledge into graduate training. The goal of this program is to produce scientists trained in translational research: basic or applied research relevant to human health and disease that can lead to a new understanding of disease, clinical and diagnostic tools, medications, and therapies.

Program Objectives

Students train rigorously to apply basic science discoveries to human health and to the causes and treatments of human disease. The mastery of competencies necessary to translate scientific observations from the research bench to clinical care is the focus of this PhD program.

Program Outcomes

Graduates will be well prepared to collaborate with physicians and for the challenge of using molecular and cellular biology to advance human health.

Key Features

• The program integrates medical knowledge into graduate training
  • Focus on translational research
  • Emphasis on basic or applied research relevant to human health and disease
• Students develop competencies to translate scientific observations to clinical care
  • Rigorous training in applying basic science discoveries to human health
  • Understanding of the causes and treatments of human disease
• Graduates are prepared for collaboration with physicians
  • Using molecular and cellular biology to advance human health