Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

The graduate program in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics offers opportunities for training and research leading to the Ph.D. degree. Faculty in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics have a strong research focus on the cellular, molecular, and physical mechanisms of physiological processes. Students join an active group of faculty members and advanced students at an exciting time of expanding interdisciplinary biomedical research at The University of Iowa. During the first and second years, students take courses and participate in faculty research in one or more laboratories. After satisfying course and comprehensive examination requirements, students devote their full time to thesis research under faculty supervision. All degree candidates gain experience in classroom instruction as part of their training.

Graduate students come to the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics from diverse backgrounds and a variety of undergraduate institutions both domestic and foreign such as the University of California system, MIT, Brown University, University of Chicago, University of Minnesota, and University of Southern California, as well as foreign countries including Thailand, Ukraine, China and Korea. Students looking for a quality program will find a history of productive departmental faculty with an outstanding ability to prepare students for a successful career in biomedical research, education or industry. Most students join our program because of a desire to conduct research with a particular faculty member or because of their interest in one of the research areas emphasized by our faculty within the department.

• Research in Physiology and Biophysics
• Graduate Physiology
• Biochem Seminar
• Principals of Scholarly Integrity
• Fundamentals of Gene Expression (elective)
• Fundamentals of Protein Regulation (elective)
• Fundamentals of Dynamic Cell Processes
• Research in Physiology and Biophysics
• Biochem Seminar
• Principals of Scholarly Integrity
• Growth Factor Receptor Signaling (elective)
• Cell Cycle Control (elective)
• Cell Fate Decisions (elective)
• Transcription and multi-functional reg...(elective)
• Chromatin structure and disease (elective)
• Epigenetic, Cancer and Genetic Manipulation (elective)

Requirements

• You must first submit the online application to the Graduate College and pay the $60 application fee by credit card ($100 for international applicants).
• Résumé or Curriculum Vitae
• Research Statement
• Personal Statement
• Three letters of recommendation
• A set of your unofficial academic records/transcripts uploaded on your Admissions Profile. If you are admitted, official transcripts will be required before your enrollment.
• Your official GRE scores from Educational Testing Service (the University's institutional code is 6681).
• International students may also be required to submit TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE scores to comply with the university's English Language Proficiency Requirements.
• Once recommended for admission, international students must send aFinancial Statement.

Students admitted to the PhD program receive a stipend and a health insurance allowance in addition to full payment of their tuition and mandatory fees.