Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

University of Illinois Chicago

Students entering the Ph.D. program in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics will participate in the GEMS core graduate program in their first year that will provide them with a broad background in biochemistry, molecular genetics and other biomedical sciences. Students can then pursue their own specific scientific interests in subsequent semesters by taking a variety of advanced courses and by undertaking a research program under the mentorship of a departmental faculty member whom they have selected during their first year research rotations. We consider a student’s Ph.D. thesis research the most vital part of our training program. Ph.D. candidates can choose to do their thesis research with faculty members whose research interests include signal transduction and cell cycle regulation, membrane biology, regulation of gene function and development, protein and nucleic acid structure and function, and cancer biology. Students are also expected to participate in other departmental activities such as research seminars and journal clubs to enhance their laboratory training.

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