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School of Biological Sciences

Graduate students, biology graduate programs.

The School of Biological Sciences comprises research groups that span the broad spectrum of the life sciences. Reflecting this diversity, graduate training is provided through two focused graduate programs. Each program features its own research emphases, journal clubs, and requirements for advanced degrees. Multiple faculty members participate in more than one graduate program.

Many of our faculty members also participate in the interdepartmental programs in Molecular Biology , Biological Chemistry , and Neuroscience . These programs have their own admissions processes that are independent from the School of Biological Sciences. Please see the websites of these programs for details about their specific admissions requirements and application processes.

Message from the Graduate Program Director

Our school provides an inclusive environment for you to purse your passion for science. Our faculty comprises nearly 50 members whose research interests are diverse, and who serve as mentors for ~90 graduate students from around the world. Complementing outstanding faculty, staff and facilities, the school’s graduate program is highly interactive.

In performing your graduate studies in the program, you will be exposed to a wide range of biological investigation, from molecular structures and cells, to genetics, to organisms and ecosystems and their interactions. The school’s collegial environment, with many opportunities for interactions among research groups, has been a long-standing strength, and continues to be so today. Graduate school is a time to make lifelong friendships and connections as you grow as a scientist and mature as a person. It is a challenging and exciting time, one filled with opportunities to make new discoveries as you acquire important skills and disciplined logical thinking that will serve you for the rest of your career. Pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree can be a life changing and rewarding experience. Our lives were shaped and enriched by our times in graduate school, and we hope that your time in the School of Biological Sciences will be similarly influential in your life.

We wish you the best for your scientific explorations as you move through your graduate studies!

Kent Golic Graduate Program Director

Frederick Adler SBS Director

Graduate Student Coordinator

SBS Graduate Students are encouraged to meet early and often with the Graduate Program Coordinator.

Shannon Nielsen

(she/her/hers)

[email protected]

(801) 581-5636

South Biology Building

257 South 1400 East, Rm. 223

Rotation Advisor for MCEB Students

Michael werner.

Assistant Professor

(801) 585-0471

Graduate Student Research Programs

Reflecting research diversity at the School, graduate training is provided through two focused graduate programs. Each features its own research emphases, journal clubs, and requirements for advanced degrees. Multiple faculty members participate in more than one graduate research program.

Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology Program

Research at SBS

Dedicated to All Axes of Diversity

The  Diversity Fellows Program is an on-site, one-day workshop for students with a strong interest in research in all areas of biology who wish to enter graduate school within the next 1-3 years.

2023 Applications will be available Fall Semester

Graduate Diversity Office

Inclusiveness of students from communities underrepresented in higher education, particularly racial and ethnic communities, creates a better academic environment for all students and is a goal we are committed to reaching.

Graduate School Diversity Office 

Graduate Forms & Policies

• EEOB Capstone Exam
• MCEB Capstone Exam
• Biology Dismissal Policy
• Parental Leave Policy
• EEOB Qualifying Exam
• MCEB Qualifying Exam
• BGS Developmental Plan Form
• Graduate Research Publications Form

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Bioscience PhD Programs

Main navigation, departments.

The Molecular Biology Program and Biological Chemistry Program are two complementary interdepartmental graduate programs at the University of Utah.

At the end of their first year of graduate school students will choose thesis advisors by mutual agreement and will automatically be admitted to the Ph.D. degree program of the advisor's department.

SCHOOL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Oncological sciences, biochemistry.

Wes Sundquist

DEPARTMENT OF NUTRITION AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY (NUIP)

Scott Summers

HUMAN GENETICS

Microbiology and immunology.

Division of the Department of Pathology

Peter Jensen

Division Head: Brian Evavold

NEUROBIOLOGY

Monica Vetter

Matt Sigman

Molecular Pharmaceutics

Hamid Ghandehari

PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY

Karen Wilcox

MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Darrell Davis

Graduate Program Overview & How to Apply

The Department of Human Genetics offers graduate education in modern molecular genetics.  Ph.D. candidates enter the Department through one of the campus-wide programs: the Molecular Biology Program , the Biological Chemistry Program or the Neurosciences Graduate Program .  Each of these programs involves an initial year of core classes and the opportunity to perform short research projects in departments throughout the University of Utah, including Human Genetics, before joining a laboratory to initiate a thesis research project.  For information about admission, please contact each program directly.

Research opportunities within Human Genetics include a wide range of labs pursuing genetic studies in humans as well as in model organisms, including zebrafish, C. elegans, Drosophila, and mice.  Human Genetics faculty and students collaborate actively with medical faculty in the Departments of Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and the Division of Medical Genetics.

Ph.D. candidates pursue 4-5 years of independent research and also must fulfill additional course and teaching requirements .  Courses include a human genetics survey, bioinformatics, medical genetics, advanced population genetics, developmental biology, gene mapping and linkage analysis, and independent study programs. Our students participate in Department-wide Genetics Journal Club and Research-in-Progress meetings, which provide community forums for discussing the latest published research in areas of interest as well as current projects underway in Department labs.

The Graduate School

University information technology (uit), main navigation, degree programs & contacts.

Connecting you to all graduate degrees at the University of Utah, including contact information, program handbooks and more.

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College of Architecture + Planning

School of architecture, architectural studies ms.

Master of Science

Director of Graduate Studies icon   TIMOTHY ADEKUNLE

Contact icon JACOB WOLIN icon 801-585-5354 icon Bldg: ARCH | Rm: 332

Program HANDBOOK

Architecture MAR

Master of Architecture

City & Metropolitan Planning

City & metro planning mcp.

Master of City and Metropolitan Planning

Director of Graduate Studies icon   STACY HARWOOD

Contact icon ALEX FRANCIS-RIGGAN icon 801-587-7553 icon Bldg: ARCH | Rm: 235

Metropolitan Planning, Policy & Design PHD

Doctor of Philosophy

David Eccles School of Business

Department of accounting, accounting mac.

Master of Accounting

Director of Graduate Studies icon   BRIAN CADMAN

Contact icon LASHELLE MANN icon 801-587-9379 icon Bldg: SFEBB | Rm: 3109

Business Administration Ex MBA

Master of Business Administration

Director of Graduate Studies icon   BRADLEY VIERIG

Contact icon CRYSTALYN NILSON icon 801-581-5577 icon Bldg: GARFF | Rm: 4400

Business Administration MBA

Contact icon CHRIS CONARD icon 801-585-6291 icon Bldg: GARFF | Rm: 2250

icon Available online Business Administration On MBA

Contact icon XANI HAYNIE icon 801-587-8870 icon Bldg: GARFF | Rm: 2400

Business Administration PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   STEVE STUBBEN

Contact icon LARI FRANDSEN icon 801-581-8625 icon Bldg: BU C | Rm: 4100

Business Administration Pr MBA

Business analytics ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MARK PARKER

Contact icon CATHY BROWN icon 801-585-3557

icon Available online Healthcare Administration MHA

Master of Healthcare Administration

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RAND KERR

Contact icon JACKIE REES icon 801-581-5218

Real Estate Development MRD

Master of Real Estate Development

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DANNY WALL

Contact icon ALICIA BROOKS icon 801-587-8533 icon Bldg: GARFF | Rm: 2359

Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy

Business creation mbc.

Master of Business Creation

Director of Graduate Studies icon   PAUL BROWN

Contact icon SONYA ERICKSON icon 801-585-1621 icon Bldg: SFEBB

Department of Finance

Icon available online finance ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   BRIAN JOHNSON

Contact icon LAUREN LANCE icon 801-581-5588 icon Bldg: SFEBB | Rm: 8159

Department of Operations and Information Systems

Cybersecurity management ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CHRIS DANSIE

Contact icon CATHY BROWN icon 801-587-8333

icon Available online Information Systems MS

Contact icon CATHY BROWN icon 801-585-3557 icon Bldg: SFEBB | Rm: 7130

School of Dentistry

Dentistry dds.

Doctor of Dental Surgery

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ALEX STEELE

Contact icon ALEX STEELE icon 801-646-4654 icon Bldg: UUSODG

College of Education

Department of education, culture and society, education, culture and society med.

Master of Education

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LETICIA ALVAREZ

Contact icon JASON NEWNUM icon 801-587-1223 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 328

Education, Culture and Society PHD

Contact icon JASON NEWNUM icon 801-587-1223 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 3280

Educational Leadership & Policy

Educational leadership and policy edd.

Doctor of Education

Director of Graduate Studies icon   PAULA SMITH

Contact icon MARILYNN HOWARD icon 801-581-6714 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 2220

Educational Leadership and Policy MED

Educational leadership and policy phd, department of educational psychology, educational psychology med.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ZAC IMEL

Contact icon JOLYNN YATES icon 801-581-7148 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 3220

Educational Psychology MS

Educational psychology mst.

Master of Statistics

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RICHARD FOWLES

Contact icon

Educational Psychology PHD

Department of special education, special education med.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SUSAN JOHNSTON

Contact icon KAITLIN LINDSEY icon 801-581-4764 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 2280

Special Education MS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MATT JAMESON

Contact icon KAITLIN LINDSEY icon 801-581-8121 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 2280

Special Education PHD

College of engineering, department of biomedical engineering, biomedical engineering ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ALAN DORVAL

Contact icon LAURA OLSEN icon 801-581-8559 icon Bldg: SMBB | Rm: 3223

Biomedical Engineering PHD

Department of chemical engineering, chemical engineering ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KERRY KELLY

Contact icon WANDA BROWN icon 801-585-1181 icon Bldg: MEB | Rm: 3290

Chemical Engineering PHD

Department of civil and environmental engineering, civil and environmental engineering ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RAMESH GOEL

Contact icon COURTNEY PHILLIPS icon 801-581-6678 icon Bldg: MCE | Rm: 2008

Civil and Environmental Engineering PHD

Nuclear engineering ms.

Contact icon COURTNEY PHILLIPS icon 801-581-6678 icon Bldg: MCE | Rm: 2012

Nuclear Engineering PHD

School of computing, computer science ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ALEXANDER LEX

Contact icon [email protected] icon 801-581-8224 icon Bldg: MEB | Rm: 3190

Computer Science PHD

Computing ms, computing phd, software development msd.

Master of Software Development

Director of Graduate Studies icon   GANESH GOPALAKRISHNAN

Contact icon LESLIE WALLWORK icon 801-581-7631

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Icon available online electrical and computer engineering ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MIKE SCARPULLA

Contact icon LIZ ROWBERRY icon 801-587-9710 icon Bldg: MEB | Rm: 2110

Electrical and Computer Engineering PHD

Contact icon JOHN BOLKE icon 801-581-4941 icon Bldg: MEB | Rm: 2110

The John and Marcia Price College of Engineering

Entertain arts & engineering mae.

Master of Entertainment Arts and Engineering

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MICHAEL YOUNG

Contact icon DYLAN ZOLLINGER icon 801-581-7110 icon Bldg: BLDG 72 | Rm: SECOND FLR

Petroleum Engineering MS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JOHN MCLENNAN

Contact icon WANDA BROWN icon 801-581-6864 icon Bldg: MEB | Rm: 3290

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials science and engineering ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   HONG YONG SOHN

Contact icon SARA WILSON icon 801-581-4449 icon Bldg: CME | Rm: 304

Materials Science and Engineering PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DMITRO BEDROV

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineering ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MARK FEHLBERG

Contact icon MARK FEHLBERG icon 801-585-9293 icon Bldg: MEK | Rm: 1568

Mechanical Engineering PHD

Robotics ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   STEPHEN MASCARO

Contact icon KELLY PEARSON icon 801-581-6441 icon Bldg: MEK

Robotics PHD

College of fine arts, department of art & art history, art history ma.

Master of Arts

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JESSEN KELLY

Contact icon SANDIE CROOK icon 801-581-8677 icon Bldg: ART | Rm: 161

Master of Fine Arts

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LEWIS CRAWFORD

School of Dance

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ERIC HANDMAN

Contact icon NICK HARDING icon 801-587-9457 icon Bldg: MCD | Rm: 124

Modern Dance MFA

Film and media arts, film and media arts mfa.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SARAH SINWELL

Contact icon PAULA LEE icon 801-581-5127 icon Bldg: ART | Rm: 270

icon Available online Fine Arts MAT

Master of Arts in Teaching

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KELBY MCINTYRE-MARTINEZ

Contact icon KELBY MCINTYRE-MARTINEZ icon 801-587-0528 icon Bldg: SAEC | Rm: 1240

School of Music

Master of Music

Director of Graduate Studies icon   HASSE BORUP

Contact icon DAVID FOX icon 801-585-6972 icon Bldg: DGH | Rm: 204

Musical Arts DMA

Doctor of Musical Arts

Musicology MA

College of health, department of communication sciences and disorders, audiology aud.

Doctor of Audiology

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SARAH FERGUSON

Contact icon LEIGH ANN BENEVIDES icon 801-585-0427 icon Bldg: BEH S | Rm: 1201

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SKYLER JENNINGS

Speech-Language Pathology MA

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ROBERT KRAEMER

Speech-Language Pathology MS

Department of health and kinesiology, health and kinesiology ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JULIE LUCERO

Contact icon ANDREA MOSS icon 801-585-9783 icon Bldg: HPR N

Health and Kinesiology PHD

Contact icon ANDREA MOSS icon 801-581-7558 icon Bldg: HPR N

Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology

Icon available online nutrition and integrative physiology ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   THUNDER JALILI

Contact icon CARISSE WINEGAR icon 801-581-6730 icon Bldg: HPR N | Rm: 214

Nutrition and Integrative Physiology PHD

Dept of occupational and recreational therapies, occupational therapy mot.

Master of Occupational Therapy

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LORIE RICHARDS

Contact icon KELLY BROWN icon 801-585-0555

Recreational Therapy MS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RHONDA NELSON

Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism

Parks, recreation and tourism ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ROBERT SIBTHORP

Contact icon ANDREA MOSS icon 801-585-9783

Parks, Recreation and Tourism PHD

Dept of physical therapy and athletic training, athletic training mtr.

Master of Athletic Training

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JUSTIN RIGBY

Contact icon ASHLEY JOLLY icon 801-585-1820

Physical Therapy DPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MICAH DRUMMOND

Contact icon ELIZABETH SOUTHWELL icon 801-581-8681

Rehabilitation Science PHD

Contact icon ELIZABETH SOUTHWELL icon 801-585-9510 icon Bldg: DHPEB

College of Humanities

Department of communication, communication ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CHRIS INGRAHAM

Contact icon TRAVIS CIARAMELLA icon 801-585-6337 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 2400

Communication MPL

Master of Philosophy

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MICHAEL MIDDLETON

Contact icon TRAVIS CIARAMELLA icon 801-631-4773 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 2400

Communication MS

Communication phd, department of english, creative writing mfa.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ELIZABETH SWANSTROM

Contact icon KARLI SAM icon 801-581-7131 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 3500

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ANNE JAMISON

English PHD

Department of history.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ELIZABETH CLEMENT

Contact icon AMARILYS SCOTT icon 801-581-6121 icon Bldg: CTIHB | Rm: 310

History PHD

Asian studies ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CINDI TEXTOR

Contact icon ROXANNA LEE icon 801-581-6101 icon Bldg: CTIHB | Rm: 210

Environmental Humanities MA

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DANIELLE ENDRES

Contact icon CORY PIKE icon 801-587-6156 icon Bldg: FD 618

Environmental Humanities MS

Latin american studies ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ALEJANDRO QUIN

Linguistics

Linguistics ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MARYANN CHRISTISON

Contact icon KACEY CAMPBELL icon 801-581-3929 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 2300

Linguistics PHD

Department of philosophy, philosophy ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CHRISOULA ANDREOU

Contact icon CONNIE CORBETT icon 801-581-8162 icon Bldg: CTIHB | Rm: 402 C

Philosophy MS

Philosophy phd.

Contact icon CONNIE CORBETT icon 801-581-8162 icon Bldg: CTIHB | Rm: 402C

World Languages and Cultures

Language pedagogy ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   NATHAN DEVIR

Contact icon BROOKE WALRATH icon 801-587-3451 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 1400

World Languages and Cultures MA

World languages and cultures phd, department of writing and rhetoric studies, writing and rhetoric studies ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MAUREEN MATHISON

Contact icon KARLI SAM icon 801-581-7131 icon Bldg: LNCO | Rm: 3700

Writing and Rhetoric Studies MS

Writing and rhetoric studies phd, s.j. quinney college of law, environmental and resource law llm.

Master of Laws

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ROBERT KEITER

Contact icon PATRICIA BEEKHUIZEN icon 801-581-7475 icon Bldg: LAW | Rm: 113

Juris Doctor

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LOUISA HEINY

Contact icon NATASHA CARLTON icon 801-581-3759 icon Bldg: LAW | Rm: 113

icon Available online Legal Studies MLS

Master of Legal Studies

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JACKIE MORRISON

Contact icon ANGELA TURNBOW icon 801-587-2433 icon Bldg: LAW | Rm: 113

School of Medicine

Department of biochemistry, biochemistry phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ADAM HUGHES

Contact icon AMITY MOWER icon 801-585-2555 icon Bldg: EEJMRB | Rm: 4100

Department of Biomedical Informatics

Icon available online biomedical informatics ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   CAROLYN SCHEESE

Contact icon ELI COVARRUBIAS icon 801-213-3364 icon Bldg: 421 WA | Rm: 140

Biomedical Informatics PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KATHERINE SWARD

Contact icon BARBARA SAFFEL icon 801-213-3730 icon Bldg: 421 WA | Rm: 140

Department of Family and Preventive Medicine

Biostatistics mst.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LISA GREN

Contact icon JOSUE MARTINEZ icon 801-587-7896 icon Bldg: 375 CH | Rm: SUITE A

Occupational and Environmental Health PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JOE ALLEN

Contact icon KATHERINE MCCOLL

Occupational Health MOH

Master of Occupational Health

Contact icon KATHERINE MCCOLL icon Bldg: 375 CH | Rm: STE A

Occupational Health MS

Physician assistnt studies mps.

Master of Physician Assistant Studies

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JENNIE COOMBS

Contact icon MAYUMI KASAI icon 801-587-1662

Public Health MPH

Master of Public Health

Contact icon JOSUE MARTINEZ icon 801-587-7896 icon Bldg: 375 CH

Public Health MS

Public health phd.

Contact icon DALLAS NELSON icon 801-581-6385 icon Bldg: 375 CH | Rm: STE A

Department of Human Genetics

Human genetics ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MARK METZSTEIN

Human Genetics PHD

Contact icon KANDACE LEAVITT icon 801-585-0462 icon Bldg: EIHG | Rm: 5100

Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine

Cardiovascular perfusion ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KIRK BINGHAM

Contact icon SHAWNDA GILLESPIE icon 801-300-7719

Clinical Investigation MS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JULIE SHAKIB

Contact icon KELLIE BROWN icon 385-501-5344

Genetic Counseling MS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KARIN DENT

Contact icon LUISA ROGERS icon 801-581-8624 icon Bldg: SOM | Rm: 2 C 454

Health Professions MED

Director of Graduate Studies icon   REBECCA WILSON

Medicine MD

Doctor of Medicine

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JESSICA HURTADO

Neuroscience PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MEGAN WILLIAMS

Contact icon NICOLE CALDWELL icon 801-581-4820 icon Bldg: BPRB | Rm: 320

Department of Neurobiology

Neurobiology and anatomy phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   NIKKI LINK

Contact icon EMILY HARRIS icon 801-581-3653 icon Bldg: BPRB | Rm: 320

Department of Oncological Sciences

Oncological sciences phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RODNEY STEWART

Contact icon WHITNEY REID icon 801-213-6225

Department of Pathology

Laboratory medicine and biomedical science ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DIANA WILKINS

Contact icon CHRISTINE BRATTON icon 801-581-7913 icon Bldg: BD 379 | Rm: 160

Microbiology and Immunology PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   TRACEY LAMB

Contact icon KIM SPRINGER icon 801-213-3717 icon Bldg: EEJMRB | Rm: 1100

Department of Pediatrics

Clinical pharmacology phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ELENA ENIOUTINA

Department of Population Health Sciences

Population health sciences phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MAUREEN MURTAUGH

Contact icon MARCIE LEEK icon 801-587-1606

College of Mines and Earth Sciences

Department of atmospheric sciences, atmospheric sciences ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   COURT STRONG

Contact icon ALEX MUNOZ icon 801-581-6136 icon Bldg: WBB | Rm: 819

Atmospheric Sciences PHD

Department of geology and geophysics, geological engineering men.

Master of Engineering

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LAUREN BIRGENHEIER

Contact icon SHANNA FUTRAL icon 801-581-7162 icon Bldg: FASB | Rm: 383

Geological Engineering MS

Geological engineering phd.

Contact icon SAM LEE icon 801-581-7162 icon Bldg: FASB | Rm: 383

Geology PHD

Geophysics ms, geophysics phd, department of metallurgical engineering, metallurgical engineering men.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SIVARAMAN GURUSWAMY

Contact icon SARA WILSON icon 801-581-6386 icon Bldg: WBB | Rm: 412

Metallurgical Engineering MS

Metallurgical engineering phd, earth sciences (teaching) ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ALLYSON ROCKS

Department of Mining Engineering

Mining engineering men.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   BRIJES MISHRA

Contact icon BRENDA WICKS icon 801-581-7198 icon Bldg: WBB | Rm: 313

Mining Engineering MS

Mining engineering phd, interdisciplinary, environmental science psm.

Master of Science & Technology

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MEGHAN DOVICK

Contact icon MICHELLE MOOY icon 801-585-3650 icon Bldg: 44 | Rm: 224

College of Nursing

Icon available online gerontology ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KATARINA FRIBERG FELSTED

Contact icon KRISTEN MAHONEY icon 801-581-8198 icon Bldg: CNB | Rm: 2220

Director of Graduate Studies icon   GILLIAN TUFTS

Contact icon KRISTEN MAHONEY icon 801-581-7046 icon Bldg: CNB | Rm: 2220

Nursing PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   PAULA MEEK

Contact icon CARRIE RADMALL icon 801-581-8798

Nursing Practice DNP

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Contact icon SHELLEY KERN icon 801-585-0878 icon Bldg: CNB | Rm: 2200

College of Pharmacy

Department of medicinal chemistry, medicinal chemistry phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RAPHAEL FRANZINI

Contact icon TERRI ELDER-HALE icon 801-581-5581 icon Bldg: SK H | Rm: 307

Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics

Molecular pharmaceutics phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JAMES HERRON

Contact icon HALLIE MCCARTHY icon 801-585-0070 icon Bldg: SK H | Rm: 301

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Pharmacology and toxicology phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   PHILIP MOOS

Contact icon MEGAN MITTLEMAN icon 801-581-6287 icon Bldg: SK H | Rm: 112

Department of Pharmacotherapy

Pharmacotherapy outcomes research and health policy phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   NANCY NICKMAN

Contact icon LINDA O'CONNOR icon 352-442-5030 icon Bldg: SK H | Rm: 254

Pharmacy DPH

Doctor of Pharmacy

Contact icon SHAWNA WEBSTER icon 801-585-1848 icon Bldg: SK H | Rm: 105

College of Science

School of biological sciences, biology (teaching) ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   KENT GOLIC

Contact icon SHANNON NIELSEN icon 801-581-5636 icon Bldg: BIOL | Rm: 223

Biology PHD

Department of chemistry, chemistry (teaching) ms, chemistry phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   RYAN STEELE

Contact icon JO VALLEJO icon 801-581-4393 icon Bldg: TBBC | Rm: 4404

Department of Mathematics

Mathematics ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SRIKANTH IYENGAR

Contact icon PAULA TOOMAN icon 801-581-6841 icon Bldg: JWB | Rm: 233

Mathematics MPL

Contact icon PAULA TOOMAN icon 801-581-6841 icon Bldg: JWB

Mathematics MS

Mathematics mst, mathematics phd, mathematics teaching ms, department of physics and astronomy, physics (teaching) ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   PEARL SANDICK

Contact icon KELSEY KRAUSE icon 801-581-7578 icon Bldg: JFB | Rm: 201

Physics PHD

Biotechnology psm, computational and data science psm, college of social & behavioral science, department of anthropology, anthropology ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ADRIAN BELL

Contact icon BRITTANY KISER icon 801-213-1399 icon Bldg: GC

Anthropology MS

Contact icon BRITTANY KISER icon 801-213-1399

Anthropology PHD

Department of economics, econometrics mst.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   ELLIS SCHARFENAKER

Economics MA

Director of Graduate Studies icon   MINQI LI

Contact icon KAYLA SUHRIE icon 801-581-3939

Economics MS

Economics phd, school of environment, society, and sustainability, geographic information science ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   NENG WAN

Contact icon PAMELA MITCHELL icon 801-581-8218

Geography MS

Director of Graduate Studies icon   SUMMER RUPPER

Contact icon PAMELA MITCHELL icon 801-581-8218 icon Bldg: GC | Rm: 4625

Geography PHD

Department of family and consumer studies, human development and social policy ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DAN CARLSON

Contact icon ASHLEY JOHNSON icon 801-585-3047 icon Bldg: AEB | Rm: 228

Human Development and Social Policy PHD

Department of political science, political science ma.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   BAODONG LIU

Contact icon KARI PORTER icon 801-581-8608 icon Bldg: GC | Rm: 3345

Political Science MS

Political science phd, public administration ex mpa.

Master of Public Administration

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DAVID CARTER

Contact icon JATARA GREENIDGE icon 801-585-7985

Public Administration MPA

Department of psychology, psychology phd.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   PAULA WILLIAMS

Contact icon NANCY SEEGMILLER icon 801-585-3997 icon Bldg: BEH S | Rm: 502

College of Social and Behavioral Science

International affairs and global enterprise ms.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   STEPHEN BANNISTER

Contact icon GABRIELLA BLANCHARD icon 801-585-7834 icon Bldg: GC | Rm: 3050

Public Policy MPP

Master of Public Policy

Department of Sociology

Sociology mst.

Director of Graduate Studies icon   DANIEL ADKINS

Sociology PHD

Contact icon ALANA ROBISON icon 801-581-6153 icon Bldg: BEH S | Rm: 307

College of Social Work

Social work msw.

Master of Social Work

Director of Graduate Studies icon   LINDSAY GEZINSKI

Contact icon NIKKI KUCULYN icon 801-581-3026 icon Bldg: SW | Rm: 331

Social Work PHD

Director of Graduate Studies icon   JEREMIAH JAGGERS

Contact icon MIRELA RANKOVIC icon 801-585-5979 icon Bldg: SW | Rm: 111

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Our PhD program provides intensive research training and coursework in biomedical informatics. The primary goal of the program is to train the next generation of students to be independent scientists who can transform data into knowledge to improve the health of individuals and populations.

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The strengths of our program faculty are utilized in the building of the curriculum. This figure shows the expertise by application area (green, yellow, orange, red), methodology (grey), and focal research area (teal). After a year of core courses, students join an application track and choose methods courses as needed. The research foci are woven through the curriculum and demonstrate departmental strengths, although students are not limited to these fields.

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The strengths of our program faculty are utilized in the building of our curriculum and broken down into 4 application areas: , translational bioinformatics, public health informatics, clinical research informatics, clinical informatics, methods tracks, there are 4 methods tracks, and students select courses from one or more track to meet their learning needs:, data science, ai, analytics & computational methods, ethical issues in informatics & data science, sociotechnical design & evaluation, standards & interoperability, research threads, there are 4 focus research threads that have been designed to allow the trainee to find their starting point and build their skill set and knowledge:, precision medicine, health disparities & diversity, disease prevention, the phd degree requires approximately 40 hours of formal classwork with a grade of b or better. a phd student must pass a written and oral comprehensive exam after the first year of study. graduate work at this or other institutions, including courses taken for an ms degree, may be applied to the phd coursework requirement at the discretion of the student's advisory committee. after completion of coursework, the student must pass a phd written and oral qualifying examination. in addition to the classwork, 14 or more hours of research work (taken as bmi 7970) are required. this work must lead to completing and defending an original phd dissertation demonstrating the student's capabilities to conceive and execute an independent research project., the admission process is rigorous, and we attempt to provide funding for all admitted candidates. we work to match people's interest with research projects mentors. funding includes:, annual $40,000 stipend, 100% tuition coverage, health insurance, support for research conferences, more information, first department of biomedical informatics, established in 1964, internationally recognized as a leader in biomedical informatics, available support via the national library of medicine training grant and other resources, abundant research opportunities with leaders in the field, phd application deadlines, december 1st.

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Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology program within the Cell and Molecular Biology graduate group has announced awards to three talented graduate students. We are excited to see where your research leads you! 

Priyanka Chatterjee is a 4th year PhD student in the Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology subtrack of the Cell and Molecular Biology graduate group. She received the NIH F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award to fund her dissertation research in the Pohlschröder Lab.

Yirui Hong is a 4th year PhD student in the Biology graduate group. She received the Teece Dissertation Research Award to fund her dissertation research in the Pohlschröder Lab.

Jacob Cote is a 2nd  year Ph.D. student in the Microbiology, Virology and Parasitology subtrack of the Cell and Molecular Biology graduate group. He received an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP) to fund his dissertation research in the Pohlschröder Lab.

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Praveen Arany, DDS, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Oral Biology

553 BRB, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-3479

Email: [email protected]

Terry Connell, PhD

Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Adjunct Professor of Oral Biology

Department of Microbiology and Immunology

147 Biomedical Research Building 3435 Main St. Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-3364; Fax: (716) 829-2158

Email: [email protected]

Patricia Diaz, DDS, PhD

Sunstar Robert J. Genco Endowed Chair; SUNY Empire Innovation Professor

347 BRB, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716)829-5825; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: [email protected]

Rosemary Dziak, PhD

421 BRB, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716)829-3827; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: [email protected]

Mira Edgerton, DDS, PhD

Oral Biology; Prosthodontics

653 BRB, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-3067; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: [email protected]

Laertis Ikonomou, PhD

619 BRB, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-6206; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: [email protected]

Kathryn Kauffman, PhD

Assistant Professor

617 Biomedical Research Building (BRB)

Phone: (716) 829-5830

Email: [email protected]

Jason Kay, PhD

Phone: (716) 829-2073; Fax: (716) 829-2387

Email: [email protected]

Keith Kirkwood DDS, PhD

Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Dental Medicine; Centennial Endowed Chair

645 Biomedical Research Building (BRB)

Phone: (716) 829-6667; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: [email protected]

Jill Kramer, DDS, PhD

Phone: 716-829-2551; Fax: 716-829-3842

Email: [email protected]

Hyuk Jae Edward Kwon, DDS, PhD

Phone: (716) 829-6301

Email: [email protected]

Richard Ohrbach

Phone: (716) 829-3590

Email: [email protected]

Rose-Anne Romano, PhD

515 BRB, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-3665

Email: [email protected]

Stefan Ruhl, DDS, PhD

Professor and Chair

649 BRB, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-6073; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: [email protected]

Frank Scannapieco, DMD, PhD

SUNY Distinguished Professor

353 BRB, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-2854; Fax: (716) 829-3373

Email: [email protected]

Ashu Sharma, PhD

615 BRB, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-2759; Fax: (716) 829-3942

Email: [email protected]

Meg Vickerman, DDS, PhD

519 BRB, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-2195; Fax: (716) 837-7623

Email: [email protected]

Michelle Visser, PhD

320 Foster Hall, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-3943

Email: [email protected]

Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD

Dean, School of Public Health and Health Professions

SUNY Distinguished Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health

410 Kimball Hall Buffalo, NY 14214

Phone: (716) 829-5374; Fax: (716) 829-2979

Email: [email protected]

Ding Xu, PhD

Phone: (716) 829-3509

Email: [email protected]

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