Ph.D. Genetics Programs

Stanford University

• Stanford University offers a Ph.D. program in genetics through its School of Medicine. Stanford is well-recognized in academic circles for its leadership in the field of medicine. The genetics program at Stanford covers nearly every area of research in the modern field of genetics, including molecular evolution, computational and experimental approaches to genome biology, genes that cause human disease, gene therapy and problems in biology and environmental conservation. Admission to the program is highly competitive. Courses include Human Genetics, Advanced Genetics, Epigenetics, Genomics, Biomedical Informatics Research Methodology, Representations and Algorithms for Computational Molecular Bbiology and Frontiers in Biological Research, among many others.

  Graduate Program

  Department of Genetics

  300 Pasteur Drive

  Lane Building, Rm. 329

  Stanford, CA 94305

  650-723-3335

  med.stanford.edu

University of Iowa

• The University of Iowa's Ph.D. in genetics program is interdisciplinary in nature, giving students considerable leeway when it comes to research. Students can take a general track of study in the field, or they can pursue a subtrack in the area of computational genetics. Courses required as part of the Ph.D. curriculum include Human Molecular Genetics, Genetic Analysis of Biological Systems, Special Topics in Genetics, Fundamentals of Gene Expression, Genes and Development, Fundamentals of Protein Regulation, Fundamentals of Dynamic Cell Processes and Evolution.

  Genetics Ph.D. Program

  The University of Iowa

  357 Medical Research Center

  Iowa City, IA 52242

  319-335-3603

  genetics.grad.uiowa.edu

University of Rochester Medical Center

• The University of Rochester Medical Center offers a doctoral program in genetics, genomics and development. The program gives students the opportunity to conduct research in stem cell biology, organism function, development and disease models, cellular signaling networks, developmental biology, functional genomics and systems biology and biomedical informatics. Students take coursework during the first two years of the program before moving on to research and dissertation work. Required courses include Advanced Genetics and Genomics, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics and Ethics and Professional Integrity.

  University of Rochester Medical Center

  601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 626

  Rochester, NY 14642

  585-275-7811

  urmc.rochester.edu