Cell Biology

http://www.cellbio.duke.edu/graduate/gradprogram.html

General Information

Degree offered: Ph.D. The Department of Cell Biology accepts students through the Graduate School and training grant programs, primarily the Cell and Molecular Biology, Developmental Biology and Genetics and Genomics training programs. Students entering through a program are free to affiliate with any program member. Currently, Duke has an exceptional diversity of training programs, including Structural Biochemistry and Biophysics, Pharmacological Sciences, Genetics, Medical Scientist Training Program, Integrated Toxicology, Molecular Cancer Biology, Developmental Biology, Cellular and Biosurface Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biologically Inspired Materials and Material Systems, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology .
Faculty working with students: 21
Students: 35
Students receiving Financial Aid: 100%
Deadline for Fall 2008 Application: December 15 (priority deadline)
Spring Application: no
Part time study available: no
Test required: GRE General. GRE Subject (Biology, Chemistry, or Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology) recommended

Program Description

The Department of Cell Biology offers a program of study leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School at Duke University. Research in the department is multidisciplinary with particular strengths in cytoskeletal, cell, developmental, epithelial and stem cell biology, and an emphasis on cell signaling, membrane biology and biophysics, and regulatory molecular/cell biology. Investigators use state of the art techniques including confocal, live video and electron microscopy, molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, genetics, and gene targeting. Understanding the normal processes of cell, tissue and developmental biology leads us to discover the mechanistic basis for disease, including birth defects, heart disease, drug addiction and cancer.

As noted above, the Department of Cell Biology does not accept applications directly. Rather, students enter Cell Biology from any of the interdepartmental training programs. Students interested in research in Cell Biology should apply to the Graduate School, listing one of many training programs as the area of specialization. Admission to any of these programs guarantees funding for the term of the Ph.D. A limited number of funding slots are available to foreign students.

Other Requirements

Apply through Cell and Molecular Biology: http://biosci.mc.duke.edu/pgrm_cellbio.html

Statistics

(Note: The Department of Cell Biology has merged its application process with the Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program. All statistics on Cell Biology graduate students are now included in the Cell and Molecular Biology and can be viewed at: http://www.gradschool.duke.edu/departments_and_programs/cmb.html