Students in the biotechnology doctorate program at the University of Alabama in Huntsville gain broad-based training in biotechnological aspects of biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, and mathematics. Doctoral candidates have opportunities for field experience internships in government or industrial laboratories, as well as laboratory rotations and training in conducting a U.S. National Institutes of Health research proposal.
University of Alabama, Huntsville
Biotechnology Ph.D. Program
MSB 223
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35899
256-824-2711
biotech.uah.edu
University of Virginia's School of Medicine has a biotechnology training program available to all doctorate-level students in the university's science and engineering departments. Interdisciplinary coursework and research across the fields of biology, chemistry, and engineering are part of this program. Direct biotechnology experience is provided through local, national, and international workplace opportunities.
University of Virginia, School of Medicine
1102 Jordan Hall
PO Box 800738
Charlottesville, VA 22908
434-924-2181
virginia.edu
Emory University in Decatur, Georgia, offers a biotechnology doctorate in its Molecular and Systems Pharmacology (MSP) graduate program that provides advanced training in neuroscience, molecular biology, biochemistry, and physiology. A specialization in pharmacology and a toxicology is also available. Doctoral research may focus on behavioral pharmacology, developmental biology, regulation of gene expression, drug development, and molecular therapeutics.
Emory University/Atlanta VA Medical Center
Molecular & Systems Pharmacology Program
Department of Medicine
1670 Clairmont Road
Room 12C-104 (Mailstop 151-P)
Decatur, GA 30033
404-321-6111 ext. 7053
pharm.emory.edu