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Graduate Programs in Biomedical Sciences

The 橘子视频 Graduate Programs in Biomedical Sciences is made up of three programs: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Molecular Microbiology and Immunology; and Pharmacology and Physiology. 

First-year courses focus on the basic biochemical, molecular, cellular and organismal aspects of the biomedical sciences, preparing you for more intensive, individualized instruction that will be unique to the discipline you choose to study in the following years.

Class of 2024, 橘子视频Core Graduate Program in the Biomedical Sciences Back Row (L to R): Wenzheng Guo, Andy Rocca, Erin Vest, Mikayla Bode Front Row: Zahra Alibolandi, Anshita Sharma, Haya Alkhateeb

橘子视频Core Graduate Program in the Biomedical Sciences, class of 2024. Back row (from left): Wenzheng Guo, Andy Rocca, Erin Vest and Mikayla Bode. Front row (from left): Zahra Alibolandi, Anshita Sharma and Haya Alkhateeb

Instructors come from all four Ph.D. programs. Their charge is to introduce you to the most recent findings and the methodologies used to study major issues in their fields. Coursework includes didactic lectures, small-group problem-solving sessions, student presentations and hands-on research experience.

Active seminars in all departments and programs provide broad exposure to the wide scope of biomedical research and introduce you to potential future employers or collaborators. We emphasize the preparation of technically skilled and thoughtful scientists for diverse careers in academia, industry or government.

Diversity 

The 橘子视频 School of Medicine is committed to the importance of diversity. We seek to immerse our graduate and medical students in a training atmosphere that prepares them for the practice of medicine in a multicultural America. We strive to demonstrate this inclusiveness in the classroom and in all areas of our admissions practices, academic advising, student services and activities, curricular offerings and administrative policies. Our goal is to produce well-rounded and culturally competent professionals who will respectfully serve their diverse communities.

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion oversees the School of Medicine鈥檚 efforts to promote inclusion for the graduate and medical school community. Programs, events and initiatives are designed to raise awareness, inspire action, support equitable employment and cultivate a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Visit the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Applications and Financial Aid

You must complete both the classified graduate school application and the graduate program in biomedical sciences application to be considered for our Ph.D. programs.

Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences Supplemental Application

Email the completed application for the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences to Katherine Kornuta at katherine.kornuta@health.slu.edu.

Financial aid is available, and all first- and second-year students receive a nationally competitive student stipend, as well as tuition waivers and health insurance. Stipends, health benefits and tuition costs are the responsibility of your advisor or doctoral program during the final years of your graduate study and are most commonly provided by research grants or contracts.

Colloquiums

The biomedical sciences colloquiums are scheduled every Wednesday at noon. Unless otherwise announced, all colloquium sessions will be held in Auditorium B of the Learning Resource Center.

CORE Graduate Program Colloquiums Schedule

Date Presenter Paper
 
Sept. 25, 2024 Katie Danforth

Zou, D., Yin, Z., Yi, S.G. et al. CD4+ T cell immunity is dependent on an intrinsic stem-like program.

Nat Immunol 25, 66鈥76 (2024)

Oct. 2, 2024 Don Ashley Malabana

Widjaja, A.A., Lim, WW., Viswanathan, S. et al. Inhibition of IL-11 signalling extends mammalian healthspan and lifespan.

Nature 632, 157鈥165 (2024). 

Oct. 16, 2024 Jennifer Brown

George, Dale S et al. 鈥淭he Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor d (Mrgprd) mediates pain hypersensitivity in painful diabetic neuropathy.鈥

Pain vol. 165,5 (2024)
 

Oct. 23, 2024 Capri Charleston

Ole拧ov谩, D., Dobe拧ov谩, D., Majerov谩, P. et al. Changes in lipid metabolism track with the progression of neurofibrillary pathology in tauopathies.

J Neuroinflammation 21, 78 (2024)

Nov. 6, 2024 Hanaa Saleh

Raj, V Stalin et al. 鈥淒ipeptidyl peptidase 4 is a functional receptor for the emerging human coronavirus-EMC.鈥

Nature vol. 495,7440 (2013)
 

Nov. 13, 2024 Spencer Jones

Sun Ryu, Xuemei Liu, Tingting Guo, Zhaohua Guo, Jintao Zhang, Yu-Qing Cao, Peripheral CCL2-CCR2 signalling contributes to chronic headache-related sensitization.

Brain, Volume 146, Issue 10, October 2023

Wednesdays at noon in LRC Auditorium B (unless indicated otherwise)

All students, staff and faculty are encouraged to attend. The schedule for the spring semester is distributed in December. There are 11 presentations by the first-year core students, leaving some open dates for volunteers. Any faculty member, post-doctoral fellow or senior graduate student who would like to present in the spring should contact Willis K. Samson, Ph.D. at willis.samson@health.slu.edu