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Curricular Training Tracks

Overview

A core strength of the graduate educational experience within the BIMS PhD and MS Thesis degree programs is the alignment of graduate training with the college’s research strengths, by way of curricular training tracks. These training tracks capitalize on the interdepartmental, cross-disciplinary nature of our research strengths, providing faculty with a natural structure for teaching and mentoring graduate students.

Students select a curricular training track based upon their research interests, planned project, and/or faculty mentor’s area of research. Building upon common core courses for the program, each curricular training track has required coursework and recommended electives that are designed to build a strong foundational body of knowledge relevant to the student’s specific research focus.

Biomedical Genomics & Bioinformatics
Diagnostics & Therapeutics
Infection, Immunity & Epidemiology
Physiology & Developmental Biology

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Faculty Leadership

Each track has faculty leadership that serves on the CVMBS Graduate Instruction Committee, providing advisory programmatic oversight of the BIMS Graduate Program.

Biomedical Genomics & Bioinformatics
Track Co-Leaders: Dr. James Cai | Dr. Terje Raudsepp

Diagnostics & Therapeutics
Track Co-Leaders: Dr. Jan Suchodolski | Dr. Mary Nabity 

Infection, Immunity & Epidemiology
Track Co-Leaders: Dr. Paul Morley | Dr. Sara Lawhon

Physiology & Developmental Biology
Track Co-Leaders: Dr. Gonzalo Rivera | Dr. Gregory Johnson

These faculty are deeply committed to the growth and development of graduate training within their respective tracks and the program as a whole. Notable roles include:

  • Serving as a resource to prospective students by assisting with faculty mentor selection
  • Supporting faculty mentors and trainees by being a resource of content-specific track information
  • Supporting the professional development of graduate faculty by assisting faculty with best practices in mentoring trainees
  • Engaging in curricular review, providing recommendations for graduate program course development
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