Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences in the Physiology & Functional Genomics Concentration
This program involves graduate studies leading to a Ph.D. degree are offered through the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Florida’s College of Medicine. The basic goals in research training are to develop skills in hypothesis development, experimental design to test hypotheses, technical execution, data analysis, and data interpretation. The faculty have expertise in a variety of biomedical disciplines, including cell & molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology, neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, immunology and various ‘omic’ platforms. Collectively, these disciplines bring together unique strengths that provide students with innovative and diverse training.
Overview
The Advanced Concentration in Physiology and Functional Genomics is one of eight advanced concentrations leading to the Ph.D. degree under the auspices of the Graduate Program (BMS) in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Florida College of Medicine.
Imagine the thrill of discovering a new protein involved in a signal transduction pathway regulating cell death, the excitement in revealing that a specific gene is regulated during a disease or induced by a drug, or the immense reward of showing in a model system that a new drug affects a specific cellular target and slows the progression of a disease. These are possible because of the research training in the Advanced Concentration in Physiology.
The Physiology Concentration is responsible for supervising the academic and intellectual development of each student, creating and maintaining supervisory committees for graduate students, overseeing student mentoring, and administering qualifying exams. Graduate training beyond the first or second semester mainly focuses on laboratory research supervised by the student’s mentor, and supplemented with a selection of advanced courses that are relevant to one’s individual research project. A weekly student seminar series and participation in journal clubs is required as these forums help to sharpen critical thinking and communication skills.
The basic goals in research training are to develop skills in: hypothesis development, experimental design to test hypotheses, technical execution, data analysis, and data interpretation. The faculty associated with the advanced concentration in Physiology have expertise in a variety of biomedical disciplines, including cell & molecular biology, pharmacology, physiology, neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, immunology and various ‘omic’ platforms, which bring together unique strengths that provide students with innovative and diverse training.