Overview

Working Together to Work Wonders

Address

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, Texas, 77555, United States

Academics

Summary

We provide students with the knowledge and skills to investigate the underlying mechanisms of human disease caused by human infectious agents or toxins. Students receive training in the pathologic basis of disease including mechanisms of cell injury and death, inflammation, tissue repair, immunity and host response. UTMB is home to the Galveston National Lab, one of only two National Laboratories with Biosafety Level 4 (BSL4) capabilities located on a U.S. university campus.

Academic Fields

Virology.
Pathology/Experimental Pathology.
Toxicology.
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other.
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology, Other.

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Degrees

Doctoral, Ph.D., Doctorate

Formats

Full Time, On-Campus

Keywords

Infectious Agents, Toxins, Immunobiology, Tropical Diseases

Admissions

Summary

We seek students interested in understanding and combating human diseases, specifically those caused by infectious agents and toxins. Students have the opportunity to work with multidisciplinary investigative approaches that include the latest molecular biology and sequencing technology, as well as learning basic biomedical concepts in biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology.

Academic Backgrounds

Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
Environmental Toxicology.
Microbiology and Immunology.
Pathology/Experimental Pathology.
Toxicology.

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GPA

A- = 3.3-3.6