Our Programs
Graduate Studies Information
Prerequisites:
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree in biological or physical sciences and should have completed coursework in mathematics through calculus, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Under some circumstances, students can be admitted with course deficiencies.
Coursework:
Students admitted through the ABBS program perform three laboratory rotations and then join one of the participating graduate programs. Prior to joining a graduate program, students will receive advising about first-year coursework based on their interest areas. First-year students are free to explore various course offerings; however, students who are already focused on a particular area can begin specific program requirements right away.
Program Snapshots
Dept Code: BMCB
Pertinent Links:
- Website
- Required Coursework available by program on website
- Faculty Research Areas
Facts:
- Founded in 1988
- One of only 50 programs in the country to have NIH training grant in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cellular Biology
- NIH Training Grant (17 years)
- Three degree programs (BIOC, CMM MCB) and Quantitative Biology Option
- 75% of BMCB Trainers collaborate with another Trainer
- 34% of current students are women
- 24% of current students are from underrepresented group
- Funds for conference travel
- Annual student organized, student-only retreat
Stats:
- Avg Graduation Time: 5.5 years
- Avg number of publications/student = 2.7
- Current # of students: 22
- Current # of faculty: 47 faculty across 14 departments
- % of students who continue to post-doc: within five years = 60%
- % of students who go into industry/policy/other: within 10 years = 70%
Dept Code: CBIO
Pertinent Links:
Facts:
- Founded in 1988
- The CBIO GIDP is funded by the NCI T32 Cancer Biology Training Grant since 1978
- The T32 grant supports 6 predoctoral trainees and 2 postdoctoral trainees
Stats:
- Avg Graduation Time: 5.17 years
- Current # of students: 25
- Current # of faculty: 58
- % of graduates in postdoc: 65
- % of graduates in other fields: 77
- List of where our graduates are now, click here
Dept Code: GPMM
Pertinent Links:
Facts:
- A multidisciplinary program providing training within the general fields of cell biology, immunobiology, and molecular biophysics
- Program provides a foundation to understand cellular/molecular underpinnings of human disease with focus areas that include cancer, immunology, infectious disease, cardiovascular biology and disease, muscle biology, developmental biology, neurobiology, and complex diseases
- Flexible curriculum for a student-tailored experience
- Training includes a strong emphasis on scientific communication
Stats:
- Number of participating faculty: >50
- Number of PhD students: > 20
Dept Code: PHSC
Pertinent Links:
- Website
- BCP Training Grant
- Required Coursework
- Faculty Research Areas
- Alumni Profile
- Financial Aid
- DDD Graduate Student Council
- Seminar Schedule
Facts:
- Since 2009, the former graduate program in “Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry” is known as the “Drug Discovery and Development (DDD)” graduate track, reflecting the multidisciplinary expertise and focus of our current faculty that employs a variety of cutting edge scientific tools including contemporary multi-component medicinal chemistry, advanced biological and structural chemistry, and therapeutic development.
- 8th among Pharmaceutical Sciences Program (by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine
- Our students and faculty operate at the forefront of drug discovery research with an international reputation based on a solid track record of peer reviewed publications and extramural funding.
Stats
- Avg Graduation Time: 5.5 years
- Current # of students: 12
- Current # of faculty: 19
- Alumni Profile
Dept Code: GENE
Pertinent Links:
Facts:
- Founded in 1964
- Faculty Research Areas include:
- Evolutionary Genetics
- Toxicogenomic
- Translational Genomics
- Complex Diseases Genetics
- Epigenetics
- Population Genetics
- Computational Genetics
- Neurogenetic
- Genomics
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Quantitative genetics
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Conservation Genetics
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Animal genetics
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Human genetics
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Cytogenetics
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Developmental genetics
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Bacterial genetics
Stats:
- Avg Graduation Time: 5.5 years
- Current # of students: 12
- Current # of faculty: 56
- % of students who continue to post-docs within 5 years: 90%
- % of students who go into industry/policy/other: 100%
Dept Code: PCOL
Pertinent Links:
- Website
- Costs & Financial Aid
- College of Pharmacy Graduate Student Council
- Required Coursework
- Faculty
- Seminar Schedule
Facts:
- Historically, the Pharmacology and Toxicology graduate program was started in the College of Pharmacy in the early 1950’s. When the Department of Pharmacology was formed in the new College of Medicine in 1970, its graduate degree-granting privileges were through the Pharmacology-Toxicology graduate degree in the College of Pharmacy.
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine ranked 8th among Toxicology Programs
- T32 Training Grant Available
- Since its founding in 1987, active, interdisciplinary research has been the hallmark of the Center for Toxicology at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy.
Stats:
- Avg Graduation Time: 5.5 years
- Current # of students: 19
- Current # of training faculties: 21
- Alumni career profiles
Dept Code: PS
Pertinent Links:
- Website
- Funding Opportunities
- List of our accomplishments
- Required Coursework
- Faculty Research Areas
Facts:
- Founded in 1989
- Ranked in the Top 10 Physiology PhD Programs by the National Research Council (NRC)
- PhDs are fully funded, find more information here.
Stats:
- Avg Graduation Time: 5 years
- Current # of students: 18
- Current # of training faculties: 64
- List of where our graduates are now, click here
Dept Code: PHCL
Pertinent Links:
Facts:
- The broad scope of interests of pharmacology ranges from the study of intermolecular reactions of chemical constituents of cells with drugs to the effects of drugs and established therapeutic agents on mammalian physiological organ systems.
- Our Ph.D. students graduate, on average, less than 5 years of training under the program, and go on to highly competitive postgraduate positions in universities, industry or government agencies.
- Our alumni are represented in upper management, directors of research in large and small pharmaceutical companies, professorships in academic institutions, as well as in other positions in medicine, law or pharmacy.
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Faculty Research Areas include:
- Cardiovascular Pharmacology
- Clinical Pharmacology
- Immunopharmacology
- Molecular & Biochemical Pharmacology
- Neuroscience and Pain
- Toxicology
Stats:
- Ranked among the Top 5 programs by the National Research Council (NRC) (September 28, 2010)
- Ranked among the Top 2 in Student Support and
- Ranked among the Top 4 in Research!