Graduate Programs

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Cancer Biology Exploring novel scientific mechanisms that explain the etiology, progression and treatment of cancer as a disease
Immunology is the study of the immune system from basic to clinical approaches
Immunology Understanding mechanisms of immunity and their applications to diseases
Understanding microbial life forms and their relevance to disease
Microbiology Understanding microbial life forms and their relevance to human and environmental health
Molecular appoaches to metabolic homeostasis, nutritional status, and disease
Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition Molecular and biochemical studies of uptake, clearance, storage and utilization
Interdiciplinary study of organisms and ecosystems across time and organizational scales
Committee on Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary study of organisms, ecosystems across time and organizational scales
Study of ecological and evolutionary processes that underlie patterns of life on earth
Ecology & Evolution Ecological and evolutionary processes, with a strong emphasis on theoretical underpinnings
Investigating biological structure, function, development, and evolution at the organismal level
Integrative Biology Investigating biological structure, function, development, and evolution at the organismal level
Training at the interface between physical and biological views of natural science
Biophysical Sciences Interdisciplinary dual-mentored program bridging the physical and biological sciences
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Interdisciplinary Scientist Training Program – MD/PhD Physician-scientist training in human biology and disease processes
Applying physical science principles to biomedical problems
Medical Physics Applying physical science principles to biomedical problems
Fundamental investigation of human health and biomedical science from a population perspective
Public Health Sciences Study of population health through biostatistics, epidemiology, and health services research
How biomolecules operate and interact to drive living systems
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Understanding living systems at the molecular and atomic levels
Fundamental mechanisms of biological phenomena at the cellular scale
Cell and Molecular Biology Fundamental mechanisms of biological phenomena at molecular, cellular and multi-cellular scales
Mechanisms of building and maintaining organisms
Development, Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology Mechanisms of building and maintaining cells, tissues and organisms
Genetic analysis of complex systems
Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology Genetic analysis of complex systems
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Human Genetics Experimental and computational studies of disease and quantitative trait genetics
Quantitative analysis of how the nervous system produces behavior
Computational Neuroscience Quantitative approaches to studying nervous system function
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Neurobiology Investigating brain function from molecular to systems levels

Biomedical Sciences

An image of a cell from research in a cancer biology lab
Cancer Biology Exploring novel scientific mechanisms that explain the etiology, progression and treatment of cancer as a disease
Immunology is the study of the immune system from basic to clinical approaches
Immunology Understanding mechanisms of immunity and their applications to diseases
Understanding microbial life forms and their relevance to disease
Microbiology Understanding microbial life forms and their relevance to human and environmental health
Molecular appoaches to metabolic homeostasis, nutritional status, and disease
Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition Molecular and biochemical studies of uptake, clearance, storage and utilization

Darwinian Sciences

Interdiciplinary study of organisms and ecosystems across time and organizational scales
Committee on Evolutionary Biology Interdisciplinary study of organisms, ecosystems across time and organizational scales
Study of ecological and evolutionary processes that underlie patterns of life on earth
Ecology & Evolution Ecological and evolutionary processes, with a strong emphasis on theoretical underpinnings
Investigating biological structure, function, development, and evolution at the organismal level
Integrative Biology Investigating biological structure, function, development, and evolution at the organismal level

Independent Programs

Training at the interface between physical and biological views of natural science
Biophysical Sciences Interdisciplinary dual-mentored program bridging the physical and biological sciences
A faculty member and student talk onboard the Gemma at MBL
Interdisciplinary Scientist Training Program – MD/PhD Physician-scientist training in human biology and disease processes
Applying physical science principles to biomedical problems
Medical Physics Applying physical science principles to biomedical problems
Fundamental investigation of human health and biomedical science from a population perspective
Public Health Sciences Study of population health through biostatistics, epidemiology, and health services research

Molecular Biosciences

How biomolecules operate and interact to drive living systems
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Understanding living systems at the molecular and atomic levels
Fundamental mechanisms of biological phenomena at the cellular scale
Cell and Molecular Biology Fundamental mechanisms of biological phenomena at molecular, cellular and multi-cellular scales
Mechanisms of building and maintaining organisms
Development, Regeneration and Stem Cell Biology Mechanisms of building and maintaining cells, tissues and organisms
Genetic analysis of complex systems
Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology Genetic analysis of complex systems
Humans filled with gene codes
Human Genetics Experimental and computational studies of disease and quantitative trait genetics

Neuroscience

Quantitative analysis of how the nervous system produces behavior
Computational Neuroscience Quantitative approaches to studying nervous system function
An illuminated Purkinje neuron
Neurobiology Investigating brain function from molecular to systems levels

Be sure to take look at all UChicago Biological Science PhD and Masters Programs to find one that matches you and your interests:

PhD Programs:

Biomedical Sciences

-Cancer Biology

-Immunology

-Microbiology

-Molecular Metabolism

Darwinian Sciences

-Ecology and Evolution

-Integrative Biology

-Evolutionary Biology

Molecular Biosciences

-Biochemistry and Molecular Physics

-Cell and Molecular Biology

-Development, Regeneration, and Stem Cell Biology

-Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology

-Human Genetics

Neuroscience and Medical Physics

-Neurobiology

-Computational Neuroscience

-Medical Physics

Other

-Public Health Sciences

-ISTP

Masters Programs:

Master of Public Health

Master of Sciences in Public Health for Clinical Professionals
Training Grants Degree Requirements Divisional Requirements
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