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Keywords: biochemistry, bioinformatics, cell biology, chromosomal biology, developmental biology, developmental genetics, epigenetics, gene expression, genomics, microbiology, molecular genetics, neurobiology, pathogenesis, proteomics, RNA molecular biology, stem cell biology, structural biology.

Graduate Training Programs

Interdisciplinary Graduate Training Program in Biomedical Research

This interdisciplinary Ph.D. training program is based in the Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, and includes formal participation of faculty from 4 departments in the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences and the Baskin School of Engineering. The 26 participating faculty members, including 9 new hires in the last 4 years, conduct interdisciplinary collaborative research in disciplines ranging from stem cell biology to bioinformatics. The program currently has 7 established formal research clusters in cell biology, chromosome biology, developmental biology, genomics, microbiology, neurobiology, and RNA molecular biology. Most of the affiliated faculty are also members of the California Institute for Quantitative Biology (QB3), a collaborative effort aimed at harnessing the quantitative sciences to elucidate biological systems. Students are supported by training grants from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine. The program is also associated with one of the nation's most successful NIH Initiatives for Maximizing Student Diversity (IMSD).

UCSC offers the following additional Masters and Ph.D. degrees programs in which students can also focus on biomedical topics:

• Bioinformatics
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 Chemistry & Biochemistry
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 Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
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 Environmental Toxicology
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 Electrical Engineering

 

Undergraduate Training Programs

Health Sciences: The B.S. major in health sciences is designed for students interested in careers in medicine or biomedical research and satisfies the admission requirements for most U.S. medical schools. It is based on the existing B.S. degree in molecular, cell, and developmental biology, with similar course requirements in chemistry, physics, and math. Students are required to take five courses directly relevant to human health in addition to genetics, biochemistry, and cell biology. Students in this program must also fulfill Spanish language and health care internship requirements. Click here for Health Sciences degree requirements, as well as information about Health Science internships.

UCSC offers a number of other undergraduate degree programs in fields related to biomolecular science and engineering.

• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology   • Computer Science
• Bioinformatics   • Electrical Engineering
• Biology   • Health Sciences
• Chemistry and Biochemistry   • Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology
• Computer Engineering   • Neuroscience and Behavior

 

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Last updated January 1, 2007