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• Independent Research
• Core Curriculum
| Coursework All students participate in a core curriculum of academic courses for the first year. This is comprised of a series of lectures and laboratories that encompass basic molecular and cellular biology and the molecular mechanisms of human disease. Additional elective coursework and two to three research laboratory rotations are tailored to the student’s individual research interests. The student also has the option of participating in an industrial rotation with a pharmaceutical research entity. |
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| Independent Research At the beginning of the second year, students select a laboratory and begin work on their independent research project. A student may choose from approximately forty participating laboratories directed by faculty members that conduct research in the following general focus areas: Cardiovascular & Lipid Disorders, Digestive & Kidney Disease, Endocrine, Metabolic, & Bone Disorders, Hematologic & Oncologic Disease, Immunology & Infectious Diseases, and Pulmonary Disorders. Since an individual research project may span more than one focus area, the student’s thesis committee will also recommend attendance at select clinical and research seminars in the focus area(s) which are likely to complement the student’s research activities. The completion of all requirements for the Ph.D. degree generally takes four to five years. |
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| Research Facilities The University of Cincinnati was established in 1819 and currently comprises fifteen colleges with an enrollment of approximately 34,000 students. The College of Medicine brings in over 135 million research dollars and it ranks 19th out of 77 public medical schools by NIH.* Students in the Pathobiology & Molecular Medicine Program pursue their initial coursework in the Medical Sciences Building, one of the largest research and teaching buildings in the U.S. Subsequent research activities are undertaken in research laboratories located throughout the Medical Center campus in the Cardiovascular Research Center, Medical Sciences Building, VA Medical Center, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, and the Genome Research Institute. These laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment for performing contemporary biomedical research. |
 Each student has access to central facilities that provide core support for oligonucleotide synthesis, DNA sequencing, protein sequencing, peptide synthesis, microarray expression technology, proteomics, informatics, confocal and electron microscopy, gene targeting (transgenic and embryonic stem cell mutants), flow cytometry, mouse physiology, and comparative mouse pathology. The various research programs in the College of Medicine are supported by the Medical Center Library, ranked among the top health science libraries in the country. *Information is for 2003 |
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Core Curriculum The following core curriculum is the schedule for first year graduate students.
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