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Interdisciplinary Training Program in Immunology
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Graduate students are eligible to have their research experience enriched by a number of NIH-sponsored training programs. If you have a special interest in one of these NIH training programs, please apply to one of the seven Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) Graduate Groups and then visit our Research Foci Form to select the appropriate research foci. NIH funding for graduate education is awarded to the institution following a competitive peer review process specific to the research area. |
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The program in immunology requires four to six years of study. It is designed for maximum flexibility and to accomodate the needs and special interests of the trainees. A variety of courses are offered in biochemistry, biophysics, cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, molecular genetics, neuroscience, pharmacology, and physiology and most course work is completed in the first two years. Coursework is selected depending on the department in which the student is enrolled and the interests of the student. This is done in consultation with an advisory committee which is selected for the student at the beginning of his/her graduate career. Independent research is the core of the program. The development of the student as an investigator is fostered by limiting the number of candidates accepted into the program and by providing a close working relationship between the student and his or her research adviser. A research faculty advisor, in whose laboratory the student will complete the thesis research, is chosen at the end of the first year of study. Classroom training is completed with the presentation and defense of a detailed research proposal, which qualifies the student to advance to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree. A period of two to three years of research experience leads to the completion of the dissertation. Teaching experience is provided as part of the overall program, and opportunities for postdoctoral training are also available.
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