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Dec 03, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Biomedical Sciences, PhD
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Admission
This program maintains an admission process unique to the program. Prospective students are encouraged to review the admission requirements in order to best prepare themselves for a successful future at EVMS.
Academic Calendar
This program maintains an academic calendar unique to the program that includes exam schedules. All students are encouraged to review the academic calendar in order to be successful at EVMS.
Tuition and Fees Process
This program maintains a tuition and fees process unique to the program. All students are encouraged to review the tuition and fees process in order to best prepare themselves for a successful future at EVMS.
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Curriculum
The Biomedical Sciences PhD program curriculum contains multidisciplinary training that prepares students for careers in research. Core coursework and lab rotations provide students with a broad background in the biomedical sciences, while advanced training is individualized depending on the student’s interests. Fields of study focus on the molecular, cellular or organismal basis of human diseases, including cancer biology, cardiovascular physiology, endocrinology, infectious disease, neurobiology and reproduction.
Our program aims to develop graduates who will pursue careers as independent investigators with an appreciation for both basic and clinical aspects of biomedical research.
Course Sequence - 1st Year
Course Sequence - 2nd Year
Course Sequence - 3rd and Subsequent Years
This part of the curriculum consists of original dissertation research, writing of the dissertation and the oral defense of the dissertation.
- Fall semesters: Oral Communication Forum, Research
- Spring semesters: Oral Communication Forum, Research
- Summer sessions: Research
*Electives (2-6 credits, as available)
Advanced Electives
This listing is a sample of advanced electives that may be chosen. Additional electives are developed based on the interests of students:
- Other EVMS Courses**
- Old Dominion University (ODU) Courses**
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Courses
Old Dominion University Courses (ODU)
- BIOL 701 - Practical Computing for Biology (ODU) 3 Credit Hours
- MDTS 730 - Chromosome Biology and Human Disease (ODU) 3 Credit Hours
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- MDTS 830 - Chromosome Biology and Human Disease (ODU) 3 Credit Hours
- CS 723 - Introduction of Bioinformatics (ODU) 3 Credit Hours
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- CS 823 - Introduction of Bioinformatics (ODU) 3 Credit Hours
Note
*Not all elective courses are offered every term and year
**Courses offered are subject to change - please make sure to inquire with the program
Total Requirement: 57 - 62.5 Credit Hours
Faculty and Staff
Program Director
David Taylor-Fishwick, PhD
Program Staff
Diana Colon
Faculty
Frank Castora, PhD, Professor
Diane Duffy, PhD, Professor
Eva Forgacs-Lonart, PhD, Associate Professor
Frank Lattanzio, PhD, Professor
Gerald Pepe, PhD, Chair
Howard White, PhD, Professor
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