Duke University Medical Center

Click to send E-mail to: grad-admissions@duke.edu

Phone: 1-919-684-4124
Fax: 1-919-684-8034
 

Description:
Duke's Departments of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy is internationally recognized as a leading center for research in the evolution of the anatomy, physiology, ecology, and behavior of primates. As graduate students define a course of study and topics of research, they are encouraged to cross traditional boundaries of research. Unique research opportunities are available in many areas of behavioral and evolutionary biology, using the Duke Primate Center and paleontological fieldwork on three continents.

Degree(s):
Ph.D. - Biological Anthropology and Anatomy
 

Research Areas:
primate behavior and ecology;primate paleontology and evolution;functional and evolutionary morphology

Click to send E-mail to: nbgrad@neuro.duke.edu

Phone: 1-919-681-4243
Fax: 1-919-684-4431
 

Description:
The DUMC Department of Neurobiology offers a program of graduate study that leads to a Ph.D. degree in neurobiology. The program is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of cellular, molecular, systems, cognitive and developmental neurobiology. The goal is to train scientists for academic positions in research-oriented institutions. Major strengths of the program include an interdisciplinary faculty and a curriculum that can be as minimal or as expansive as suits a student's needs. All candidates accepted into the program receive a full package of financial aid; the total award for first-year students for the 2004-2005 academic year is $54,490, which includes, tuition, fees, and a stipend for living expenses. Six to eight new students enter the program each fall. The program currently has forty-two students, eighteen primary faculty and forty secondary faculty members. Students complete the PhD degree in five to six years.

Degree(s):
Ph.D.- Neurobiology
 

Research Areas:
Systems Neuroscience;Cognitive Neuroscience;Cellular & Molecular Neuroscience;Clinical Neuroscience;Developmental Neuroscience

Click to send E-mail to: mstp@mcw.edu

Phone: 1-800-457-2775 or 1-414-456-8641

Description:
The Medical Scientist Training Program is designed for highly qualified students strongly motivated toward a career in medical sciences and academic medicine. It provides an opportunity to integrate graduate education in one of the sciences basic to medicine with the full clinical curriculum of the School of Medicine. The program requires, on the average, six to seven years of study and leads to both the M.D. and Ph.D. degrees.

Degree(s):
M.D./Ph.D.
 

Phone: 1-919-684-4771

Description:
As the field of pathology grows, it is essential that graduate programs train students in the gamut of modern techniques. The Duke Pathology Department offers an environment where graduate students study and research cutting-edge investigations in biomedical research. Graduate students examine the molecular mechanisms of disease, providing the necessary background to select an area of research. The Experimental Division, which interacts directly with graduate students, pays particular attention to those diseases associated with vascular and inflammatory disorders and tumor biology.

Degree(s):
Ph.D.-Pathology
 

Click to send E-mail to: genetics@biochem.duke.edu

Phone: 1-919-684-66296
Fax: 1-919-684-8346
 

Description:
The Department of Genetics and Genomics provides a highly interactive environment for graduate and postgraduate training that develops creative and independent scientists. Collaboration between laboratories is common and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are an essential and integral part of this process. Research activities range from the genetic analysis of pattern formation in the Drosophila embryo to the identification of genes responsible for inherited human disease. The Department houses centers that facilitate the analysis of human and mouse genomes.

Degree(s):
Genetics Certificate
Ph.D - Genetics and Genomics
 

Click to send E-mail to: bgs@biochem.duke.edu

Phone: 1-919-681-8770
Fax: 1-919-684-4431
 

Description:
The program of study in the Department of Biochemistry encompasses nontraditional areas, including molecular genetics, cell biology and physical chemistry, and traditional areas such as enzymology, metabolism, bioenergetics and the structure and function of nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and other natural products. Through the study of biomedical concepts, students develop a language of modern biology necessary for understanding the biological and biomedical sciences.

Degree(s):
Ph.D.
 

Click to send E-mail to: t.jenkins@cellbio.duke.edu

Phone: 1-919-684-8085

Description:
The Department of Cell Biology offers graduate training in cell biology and physiology leading to the Ph.D. degree. The department is closely associated with the interdepartmental Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, and many of the department's graduate students are also members of that program. Other University-wide training programs of interest to departmental faculty and graduate students include those in genetics, neurobiology, pharmacology, and toxicology.

Degree(s):
Certificate in Cell and Molecular Biology
Ph.D.-Cell Biology
 

Click to send E-mail to: rwharton@duke.edu

Description:
The Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology provides a focus for research activities ranging from the genetic analysis of pattern formation in the Drosophila embryo to the identification of genes responsible for inherited human disease to the analysis of genes that are responsible for pathogenicity of microorganisms.

Degree(s):
Ph.D.- Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
 

Research Areas:
Microbial pathogenesis;
RNA biology;
Genetic model systems;
Virology

Click to send E-mail to: means003@mc.duke.edu

Phone: 1-919-613-8601
Fax: 1-919-681-7767
 

Description:
The Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Department Graduate Program, known for its excellent research faculty and flexible program, offers interdisciplinary training towards a Ph.D. in Pharmacology,a Ph.D. in Molecular Cancer Biology, and a Ph.D. in Toxicology. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of pharmacology, graduate programs are diverse and flexible. Students take a small core of courses in pharmacology and complete their didactic instruction with courses in areas related to their research including molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, and cell biology.

Degree(s):
Ph.D. - Pharmacology;
Ph.D. - Molecular Cancer Biology;
Ph.D. - Toxicology
 

Click to send E-mail to: dgs@deckard.duhs.duke.edu

Phone: 1-919-684-1400
Fax: 1-919-684-1490
 

Description:
Medical Physics Graduate Program at Duke University offers both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Medical Physics is a field of study that applies physics to the needs of medicine, and has garnered two Nobel Prizes (the most recent for Magnetic ResonanceImaging in 2003). Medical Physics is a very rewarding field for students who love physics but would like to solve real-world problems related to health care. There are a number of career paths for medical physics graduates: academia, clinical work, industry, and government labs. There is a strong demand for both M.S. and PhD graduates. Projects in medical physics often involve physics, math, and computer science, and use theoretical, experimental, and clinical methods. Duke's Medical Physics Program offers four academic tracks: diagnostic imaging physics, radiation oncology physics, nuclear medicine physics, and health physics. There are over 40 faculty involved in the program, many being internationally recognized expertsin their fields. Examples of medical physics research underway at Duke include magnetic resonance angiography, magnetic resonance microscopy, advanced digital imaging algorithms, digital mammography, detector and display characterization, computer-aided diagnosis, ultrasound, monoclonal antibody imaging and therapy, hyperthermia coupled with radiation therapy, computed mammotomography, SPECT and PET imaging, neutron-stimulated imaging, intensity modulated radiation therapy, image-guided radiation therapy, treatment optimizations, brain and body stereotactic radiosurgery, 3-D dosimetry, real-time organ dosimetry in interventional radiology and cardiac cath laboratory, and development of motion heart phantom for coronary CT angiography. The program is currently enrolling students for the Fall 2008 semester. The application deadline is December 15, 2007.

Degree(s):
M.S.
Ph.D.
 

Click to send E-mail to: michael.krangel@duke.edu

Phone: 1-919-684-4985
Fax: 1-919-684-8982
 

Description:
The training faculty consists of 22 immunologists who have primary or secondary appointments in the Department of Immunology. Because many Program faculty hold primary appointments in other departments, including Medicine, Pediatrics, Surgery, Pharmacolo

Degree(s):
Ph.D.
 

Click to send E-mail to: vollm003@mc.duke.edu

Phone: 1-919-684-2159

Description:
The program consists of two calendar years of training. There are 4 semesters during the normal academic year and two summer rotations. During the academic semesters the students take graduate level courses in anatomy, biochemistry, microanatomy, medical

Accreditation Description:
NAACLS (National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences)
Degree(s):
Master of Health Sciences