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Ph.D. in Biomedical Science
 "My
Ph.D. education has prepared me for an exciting career using a variety
of scientific disciplines. During my studies, I attended numerous
scientific meetings, interacted extensively with our diverse faculty,
participated in the Biomedical Scholars Track enrichment program, and
traveled to Australia for some of my dissertation work.
Over the years, the faculty guided me in my research and offered me
constant support and encouragement, making even some of my toughest
scientific challenges enjoyable to solve. My advisor's scientific
knowledge, confidence and enthusiasm for research challenged me to be
the best scientist I can be. He also encouraged me to undertake
non-scientific challenges, such as becoming president of the Graduate
Student Organization. UCHC provides the perfect balance for an
outstanding graduate school experience."
Brianna Sollod
McFarland, Ph.D., 2006
Genetics & Developmental Biology Area of Concentration
Currently
employed as Senior Business Analyst for Monsanto
  Introduction
The goal of the Ph.D. program in Biomedical Science at the University of
Connecticut Health Center is to educate individuals dedicated to
pursuing careers as scientists and scholars in biological and biomedical
science in a wide variety of settings including academia, the private
sector and in government service. To achieve this goal an academic
environment is maintained which fosters creative thinking and supports
programs leading to excellence in scholarship, research and teaching.
The program is dedicated to quality education tailored to the needs of
the individual student.
The Health Center is the health sciences campus of the University. It
is home to a division of the Graduate School, the School of Medicine and
the School of Dental Medicine. The Health Center offers a wide range of
educational and research opportunities and has a talented faculty who
are pursuing exciting and innovative research on contemporary problems
in biology and medicine.
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Program Description:
Courses,
Research Rotations and Thesis Laboratory Selection
Based on the students’ interests, an advisory committee is assembled
which helps to guide them in their selection of courses and laboratory
research rotations. Typically students in their first year take a
mixture of course work and journal clubs. In addition they engage in
three laboratory research rotations. These experiences enable students
to gain familiarity with ongoing work at the Health Center in their
areas of interest and obtain a sound foundation for future study.
Finding a Lab for Research Rotations
First year students seeking options for lab rotations can search for
labs in several different ways. Faculty are organized below under
Areas of Concentration, as well as
Thematic Research Areas.
A comprehensive listing of available labs can be found in the
Ph.D. Lab Rotation Availability document (.pdf). Additionally,
student looking for a specific faculty member by name may also search
the Full Faculty Listing page.
Areas of Concentration
Over 100 laboratories are available for graduate student research
rotations and doctoral thesis research. After the first year students
select a thesis laboratory and affiliate with one of seven Areas of
Concentration:
These Areas of Concentration are
designed to assist the student in obtaining competency in their desired
area of study.
Thematic Research Areas
In addition to the Areas of Concentration, a list of the Health
Center faculty organized by thematic research areas is given below. A
faculty member may be listed in up to four thematic research areas.
In addition to the course of study described above, highly motivated students who wish to become better equipped to identify research problems with direct relevance to human disease may apply at the time of initial application to an enrichment program known as the
Biomedical Scholars Track.
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NEWS:
Dr. Timothy Hla heads research team that
finds path to vision loss. Read more
here.
UCHC faculty
receive multi-million dollar grants from State of Connecticut for Stem
Cell research. Read more about it
here.
Read the UCONN Health
Center magazine feature article
on UCHC stem cell research:
"Unlocking
the Secrets of Embryonic Stem Cells"
(PDF, 2MB)
Dr. Robert B. Clark selected as 2007
Osborn Biomedical Science Graduate Teaching Award Recipient by PhD
Graduate Students.
More details...
Ms. Dorothy Schafer named Lepow
Award recipient at 2007 Graduate Student Research Day. Read more
about GSRD student honors
here.
Dr. Jeffrey Hoch receives an NIH
grant to support $2M 800 MHz NMR machine. Learn more about it
here.
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