The School of Medicine (SOM) at the University of Missouri-Columbia is offering an innovative training program with the Translational Biosciences PhD. The Translational Biosciences PhD program represents a new paradigm for graduate training in biomedical research. This program will span the entire breadth of the biomedical research spectrum, from basic science discoveries to improved clinical outcomes and population health. The program includes six emphasis areas: Biochemistry and Biophysics; Cancer Biology; Infection and Immunity; Integrative Physiology; Nutrition and Exercise Physiology; Population and Precision Health.
The Translational Biosciences PhD program will provide our PhD graduates with both a deep knowledge base of their chosen discipline and the ability to communicate and collaborate across disciplines. Through close collaborations with the outstanding scientists and clinicians of the Precision Health Institute, the School of Medicine, and a UM System-wide effort to translate ground-breaking biomedical research into life-changing reality for people in Missouri and around the world, the Translational Biosciences PhD program will provide state-of-the-art research training to young biomedical scientists at the beginning of their scientific careers.