Students in the MD-PhD Program may choose to perform research in any of the 8 Ph.D. programs in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

SPECIFIC RESEARCH AREAS

Biochemical Sciences and Structural Biology

• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Pharmacology and Toxicology

Bioinformatics

• Cellular Physiology and Molecular Biophysics
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Cell Biology and Cancer Cell Biology

• Sealy Center for Cancer Cell Biology
• Neuroscience and Cell Biology
• Cellular Physiology and Molecular Biophysics
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Clinical Science and Epidemiology

• Preventive Medicine and Community Health

Infection and Immunity

• Experimental Pathology
• Microbiology and Immunology

Neuroscience

• Neuroscience and Cell Biology
• Pharmacology and Toxicology

These are competitive, rigorous programs with strong national and international reputations. The programs involve over 300 faculty of the Graduate School . Research faculty and students have ready access to UTMB’s cutting-edge equipment and technologies.