Graduate Division of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Degree: PhD
Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
The Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Emory University provides our students with the opportunity to work with world renowned researchers who are located on, or adjacent to, the Emory campus. Students can choose to work with over 300 faculty members who may be affiliated with the American Cancer Society, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory College, Rollins School of Public Health, Winship Cancer Institute, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, and Yerkes National Primate Research Center. Emory University is one of the major biological research and medical referral centers in the Southeast. Trends in NIH funding rank Emory among the fastest growing medical centers in the United States. Nationally, Emory ranks 4th in the number of individual NIH fellowships and 19th in terms of both total NIH research dollars and institutional Training Grant dollars. Emory has continued its rapid growth in research funding for a total of over $351 million in sponsored research funding for 2004.The Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences has eight programs: Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology; Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis; Microbiology and Molecular Genetics; Molecular and Systems Pharmacology; Neuroscience; Nutrition and Health Sciences; and Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution. Students enroll with either a bachelor’s or a master’s degree, and the time to degree for the PhD is approximately 5.5 years. Training in the Graduate Division is interdisciplinary, and students typically perform three rotations their first year before affiliating with a faculty member for their dissertation research. The resources and faculty available to our graduate students provide them with the necessary training to excel. The Division has over 400 students in various stages of graduate training, and last year they were primary or co-authors on more than 200 research papers or abstracts. The training our students receive prepares them for jobs in many different career areas, including faculty and postdoctoral positions at top research universities, positions with prestigious institutions such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, as well as positions in government and the pharmaceutical industry.
Program Application Deadline: January 3, 2008
Faculty: 300
Students: 410; the average entering class varies by program, but approximately 80 enroll in the department each fall.
Mailing Address:
Emory University
Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
1462 Clifton Road, Suite 314
Atlanta, GA 30322
USA
Telephone: +1 404.727.2545
Fax: +1 404.727.3322
Email: gdbbs@emory.edu
