Areas of Research
The Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program offers a diverse number of research opportunities in multiple fields of study. A brief description of some of the major areas of research being performed by faculty affiliated with the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program is provided below. Use the pull down menu above or click on the heading to find faculty members doing research in these areas.
| Genomics | Cell & Molecular Biology |
| A branch of biology dealing with the genetic
material of an organism. The study of all of the
nucleotide sequences in the chromosomes of an
organism.
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A branch of biology dealing with the ultimate
physicochemical organization of living matter and
especially with the molecular basis of
inheritance and protein synthesis. |
| Physiology | Infectious Disease |
| Physiology is the branch of biology that studies
the function of living organisms and integrates
information from the molecular through the
organismal levels. |
Any disease caused by the entrance and
multiplication of bacteria, viruses, fungi,
protozoans, or metazoans in an organism. |
| Immunology | Neuroscience |
| A science that deals with the immune system and
the cell-mediated and humoral aspects of immunity
and immune responses. |
A branch (as neurophysiology) of the life
sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology,
biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and
nervous tissue and especially with their relation
to behavior and learning. |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | Oncology |
The science of drugs including toxicology and therapeutics. |
The study of cancer. |
| Virology | Medical Technology |
The study of viruses and virus-like agents: their structure, clasification and evolution, their ways to infect and exploit cells for virus reproduction, the diseases they cause, and the techniques to isolate and and culture them, and their use in research and therapy. |
The diagnostic or therapeutic application of science and technology to improve the management of health, encompassing technological, surgical, biological or pharmacological methods. |
| Pathology | |
The study of causal agents and effects of disease. |
