The graduate program in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Florida is supported by eight basic science departments that cooperate in the recruitment, admission and training of predoctoral students. Specialized training is available via eight advanced interdepartmental concentrations, which can be thought of as majors, although the degree is a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences.
The mission of the program is to provide a predoctoral educational experience that will train experimentalists and scholars for a wide range of careers in biomedical sciences. The curriculum is designed to provide maximum flexibility for the training of biomedical research scientists. The educational goals are to promote biological literacy by providing core and advanced curricula covering key chemical, biological and genetic principles using molecular, cellular and physiological approaches, and to promote scholarship in biomedical science through mentored, original research.
Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences – Concentrations and Research Enterprise
Program Concentrations
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Cancer Biology
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics
- Immunology and Microbiology
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Physiology and Cell Biology
UF Health Science Center
The UF Health Science Center is the Southeast’s most comprehensive academic health center featuring six health science colleges, four hospitals and numerous specialized research centers.
- College of Medicine
- College of Dentistry
- College of Public Health and Health Professions
- College of Nursing
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Veterinary Medicine
UF Centers and Institutes
- Center for Regenerative Medicine
- Center for Smell and Taste
- Clinical & Translational Science Institute
- Diabetes Institute
- Emerging Pathogens Institute
- Genetics Institute
- Institute on Aging
- McKnight Brain Institute
- Myology Institute
- Powell Gene Therapy Center
- UF Health Cancer Center
Setting Benchmarks
Faculty
Faculty members of the graduate program in biomedical sciences are affiliated with seven basic science departments, either as primary or joint appointees:
- Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
- Neuroscience
- Oral Biology
- Pathology, Immunology & Laboratory Medicine
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Physiology & Cell Biology