{"id":35560,"date":"2011-09-07T13:38:32","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T17:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/?page_id=35560"},"modified":"2025-03-08T09:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T14:51:50","slug":"mdphd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/academics\/gms\/programs\/biochemistry\/mdphd\/","title":{"rendered":"MD\/PhD in Biochemistry &#038; Cell Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sidebar\">\n<h3>Contact<\/h3>\n<p>For contact information,\u00a0please visit the Department of Biochemistry &amp; Cell Biology Graduate Education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemcellbio\/graduate-education\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>General Program Information<\/h2>\n<p>MD\/PhD candidates must fulfill the requirements for both the MD and the PhD degrees. Please consult with the <span>BU Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/admissions\/\">Admissions office<\/a>\u00a0for information on how to apply to the MD\/PhD program, as well as the curriculum for the MD component.<\/p>\n<p>The PhD component of the dual degree program\u00a0incorporates didactic coursework and biomedical research to prepare our graduates for career advancement. In addition to the didactic coursework, students rotate in a number of research laboratories, enabling the selection of a dissertation research laboratory. Students join the program\/department with which the mentor is affiliated and continue advanced studies toward candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>The didactic coursework includes our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/pibs\/curriculum\/fibs\/\">Foundations in Biomedical Sciences<\/a> core classes, which incorporate principles of biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, and genetics. Accommodations are made for courses in the medical school curriculum that overlap with the content of courses in the PhD curriculum. Additional coursework includes laboratory techniques, statistics, and advanced electives.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the biomedical science coursework mentioned above, we offer our graduate students a host of professional development opportunities; please see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/\">BU&#8217;s BEST<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/academics\/phd-programs\/mentorship-and-professional-development\/\">PhD Professional Development Opportunities<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n<p>MD\/PhD candidates participate in our research that relies on cutting-edge technologies and experimental systems to address the cellular and molecular mechanisms of biological processes, particularly those that relate broadly to human disease. Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemcellbio\/research\/\">research<\/a>\u00a0encompasses the areas of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemcellbio\/research\/cellbiology\/\">cell biology<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemcellbio\/research\/development\">development<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemcellbio\/research\/genomics\/\">genomics\/genetics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemcellbio\/research\/metabolismobesity\/\">metabolism<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemcellbio\/research\/neuroscience-and-aging\/\">neuroscience<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemistry\/research\/proteomics-glycomics\/\">proteomics &amp; glycomics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please go\u00a0to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/biochemcellbio\/\">Department of Biochemistry &amp; Cell Biology website<\/a> for additional information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contact For contact information,\u00a0please visit the Department of Biochemistry &amp; Cell Biology Graduate Education website. General Program Information MD\/PhD candidates must fulfill the requirements for both the MD and the PhD degrees. 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