PhD

The Experimental Pathology

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
 
8 place StudyQA ranking:3934 Duration:6 years

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The ExPath Ph.D. Program emphasizes research on disease mechanisms, built upon a strong foundation of training in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics and bioinformatics. Students in this program draw upon the wide range of expertise at Yale University in all areas of contemporary biology and pathology.

The ExPath program is the home program for most faculty members of the Pathology Department, who share an overarching common goal of training students in understanding the mechanistic basis of human disease. ExPath faculty have great strengths in areas of cell and molecular biology, signal transduction, mitochondrial disease and aging, cytoskeleton, virology, cancer biology, immunology, vascular and endothelial cell biology, bioinformatics, and the study of model genetic organisms (e.g. mouse and yeast).  For more information, please see Faculty and Labs.

The class curriculum is somewhat flexible and takes 3-4 semesters to complete. In the first year, students tailor their curriculum with the help of the MMPP Directors of Graduate Students (DGSs), who may require a student to take specific courses to correct any deficiencies from their undergraduate training. Students can choose among classes in biochemistry, genetics, immunology, cell biology, bioinformatics and pathology. The ExPath program requires that each student pass at least five graduate-level semester courses, and must attain a grade of Honors (“H”) in at least two of these. Two of the five courses must be the core Pathology courses: Molecular Mechanisms of Disease (Pathology 690b) and Cellular and Molecular Biology of Cancer (Pathology 650b). In year 1 (as members of the MMPP track) all students must also take the year-long graduate seminar courses in Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology and Pathology, engage in three laboratory research rotations (see below), and attend an "Ethics in Science" course.

Applicants are expected to have a strong foundation in the basic sciences, including biology, chemistry (through organic or physical chemistry), mathematics (through calculus), biochemistry, genetics, or immunology. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test is required. Alternatively, if applicable, the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) may substitute for the GRE tests. Applicants for whom English is not their native language are required to submit results from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Students are supported their entire time at Yale by a stipend, which increases yearly (in 2011-201, the amount will be $30.800). The program also provides full tuition and health coverage. Housing and the overall cost of living is affordable in New Haven and students usually choose to rent houses or apartments in the general vicinity of the Yale campus. Students can also contact the Graduate Housing office for additional housing opportunities.

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