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PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

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Main Subject Area

Biological SciencesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Study Level

PHD

Medicine continues to advance at a rapid pace, thanks in large part to the progress made in biomedical research. Biochemistry continues to play a key role in understanding the underlying causes and potential treatments for many diseases including cancer, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, diabetes, and heart disease, to name but a few. The Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry Department does not directly admit students to the Ph.D. program. We are part of a consortium of basic science departments in the University of Kentucky Medical Center that run a joint first year program, the IBS program, for Ph.D. students. First-year students in this program take classes together and rotate through laboratories spread throughout the Medical Center. The choice of rotations is made by the student, with the approval of the principal investigator running that laboratory, and can be in any of the participating departments. This gives students an opportunity to sample up to four different disciplines before settling on a final laboratory and department in May. The year 1960 marked the beginning of the Medical Center of the University of Kentucky and its basic science departments of the College of Medicine, including the Department of Biochemistry. That year, the department began teaching the first freshman class of medical students. The faculty consisted of George W. Schwert (Ph.D., Minnesota), a World War II Navy veteran who came from Duke University and joined the department as chairman; Richard S. Schwert (Ph.D., Iowa State) a World War II Air Force veteran who was recruited from the City of Hope Hospital in California; and Robert L. Lester (Ph.D., California Institute of Technology), who was recruited from the University of Wisconsin. The faculty reflected the then current research interests of enzymology, protein synthesis, and bioenergetics.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Biological Sciences

Study Level

PHD

Medicine continues to advance at a rapid pace, thanks in large part to the progress made in biomedical research. Biochemistry continues to play a key role in understanding the underlying causes and potential treatments for many diseases including cancer, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, diabetes, and heart disease, to name but a few. The Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry Department does not directly admit students to the Ph.D. program. We are part of a consortium of basic science departments in the University of Kentucky Medical Center that run a joint first year program, the IBS program, for Ph.D. students. First-year students in this program take classes together and rotate through laboratories spread throughout the Medical Center. The choice of rotations is made by the student, with the approval of the principal investigator running that laboratory, and can be in any of the participating departments. This gives students an opportunity to sample up to four different disciplines before settling on a final laboratory and department in May. The year 1960 marked the beginning of the Medical Center of the University of Kentucky and its basic science departments of the College of Medicine, including the Department of Biochemistry. That year, the department began teaching the first freshman class of medical students. The faculty consisted of George W. Schwert (Ph.D., Minnesota), a World War II Navy veteran who came from Duke University and joined the department as chairman; Richard S. Schwert (Ph.D., Iowa State) a World War II Air Force veteran who was recruited from the City of Hope Hospital in California; and Robert L. Lester (Ph.D., California Institute of Technology), who was recruited from the University of Wisconsin. The faculty reflected the then current research interests of enzymology, protein synthesis, and bioenergetics.

Admission Requirements

6+

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