• Provides highly talented students with an opportunity to combine scientific training with medical school experience
• Integrates clinical and research experience throughout the program
• Prepares students for an academic career in which they will excel as both an investigator and a clinician educator

Anatomical Sciences Biotechnology and Clinical Laboratory Sciences Biochemical Pharmacology (B.S./M.S. Program) Biochemistry Biophysics

Microbiology and Immunology Pharmacology Physiology Toxicology Structural Biology Pathology Neuroscience

The philosophy behind our programs is to prepare you for a successful career in any field in biomedical science.  Your training at UB will allow you to enter careers in academia, biotechnology, government laboratories, national health agencies and private industry.  UB has an established reputation for graduating highly qualified students prepared for independent research activity.  Our graduates have excelled in many diverse scientific areas and hold prestigious positions both nationally and internationally.  We are proud of their accomplishments and are consistently rewarded with word of their achievements. 

Modern laboratories enable an enjoyable and productive learning experience for our students.

Requirements
Admission to all programs requires a baccalaureate degree and a strong background in biology, general and organic chemistry, physics and mathematics.  Research experience, although not required, is helpful.  The GRE general test is required for the Ph.D. Program but in some Masters Programs MCAT scores may be substituted.  International students are required to also submit the TOEFL and the GRE subject test.  Applicants to the MSTP program must follow procedures for admission to the Medical School.
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Financial Aid and Tuition
Successful Ph.D. candidates receive an annual stipend/assistantship and full tuition scholarship that is renewable on the basis of satisfactory progress in the program.  The current stipend for entering students is $21,000, and includes health benefits.  Presidential Awards for highly qualified students provide a stipend supplement. MSTP trainees currently receive a fellowship of $17,000 and tuition scholarship.  Masters program students, although not eligible for institutional financial aid, should file the FAFSA to determine eligibility for federally funded grants and aid.

Facilities
In addition to general laboratory support equipment available, core research facilities include:   MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry and 2-DIGE Proteomics Facility; Transgenic Animal Facility; DNA Microarray and Gene Chip Facility; X-ray Crystallography Core Facility; Small Animal MRI and PET Scanning; 750 mHz NMR; Electron microscopy Facility; DNA Sequencing Facility; Confocal Microscopy, Fluorescent Imaging, and Cell Sorting Facility; High Throughput and Molecular Targeting Facility.  The UB Center for Computational Research (CCR) is among the top ten academic supercomputing facilities in the country. The university supports a world-class Health Sciences Library with on-line access to many journals. The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences computer labs provide high-speed internet access, popular word processing, statistics, and desktop publishing programs for students. Classrooms are computer-assisted and wi-fi capable

The Confocal Microscopy, Fluorescent Imaging, and Cell Sorting Facilityin the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Students pursue research in state-of-the-art facility, that includes real-time PCR, laser dissection, phosphoimagers, FACS sorter, and confocal, live-cell fluorescence, and apotome microscopes.

Research Opportunities
You will work with nationally and internationally known research faculty whose specialties include:

Molecular and Cellular Biology Neurobiology Regulation of gene expression Toxicology Protein folding and structure Drug abuse Endocrinology Cell growth, development and differentiation Molecular basis of disease and Neurodegenerative disorders Behavioral pharmacology Cytoskeleton and cell motility Apoptosis and cell death Gene therapy

Bioinformatics Microbial Pathogenesis Signal Transduction Genomics and proteomics Cardiopulmonary physiology Pathophysiology Immunology Regulation of transcription and translation Virology Ion channel kinetics and structure Parasitology Molecular genetics Aging Proteins and metalloenzymes Regulation of metabolism

 
 

Excellence in Scholarship is Encouraged and Rewarded 2005 Winners of the Dean s Award for Outstanding Performance in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in the Biomedical Sciences

Highlights of research accomplishments of UB faculty members:

• Production of the bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) libraries for the National Human Genome project
• Development of the test for phenylketonuria in newborns
• Development of the PA test
• Development of the screening test for sickle cell disease
• Development of the transgenic potato-edible vaccine for Hepatitis C
• Development of the vaccine for Haemophilus influenza infections
• Development of Nicorette gum
• Development of surfactant therapy for respiratory distress syndrome in premature newborns
• Development of the patented high-throughput robotic crystallization method
• Development of interferon treatment for Multiple Sclerosis
• Development of artificial blood
• Development of Liquivent for liquid ventilation
• Development of the fetal viability test