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About the Program
The Ph.D. in Biology with an emphasis in Cell & Molecular Biology
offers students the opportunity to pursue research in the principles
and technologies of cell and molecular biology to prepare them to
conduct original research in a variety of biological and biomedical
areas. Graduates of this program will be qualified to undertake
positions in areas including academics, biomedical research and
industrial biotechnology. A common theme of cell & molecular biology
can be pursued in a variety of biological systems including mammals,
amphibians, insects, plants, and microorganisms. Faculty interests
include aging, bacterial pathogenesis, biochemistry, bioinformatics,
biotechnology, cell cycle regulation, developmental biology,
endocrinology, gene regulation, genetics, genomics, immunology,
infectious disease, morphology, physiology, reproductive biology,
stem cell research, tissue engineering, vaccine development, and
virology. State-of-the-art laboratories and equipment are available
in four science buildings on campus, including two that have just
been completed.
Facilities
Cell and molecular biology research programs are strongly fostered
by research and training support. State-of-the-art laboratories are
fully equipped with instrumentation for molecular, cellular,
genetics, developmental, immunological, microbiological, virological
and genomics-based studies.
Admission
Candidates are required to submit their applications for admission
along with all supporting documentation by February 1 for acceptance
the following Fall. Applications can be accessed and submitted
online at
http://www.utsa.edu/graduate/. A complete application should
contain an application form, transcripts, three letters of
recommendation from persons of professional rank, GRE scores, TOEFL
scores if applicable, a recent resume and a statement of research
experience and interest. Detailed admission requirements can be
found at
http://www.utsa.edu/gcat/chapter2/ admission.cfm#gradseek. UTSA
is an equal opportunity institution and applications from women,
minorities and residents of South Texas are particularly encouraged.
Course Requirements
The doctoral degree requires a minimum of 90 hours beyond the
Baccalaureate Degree. The Program of Study includes a Core
Curriculum (22 hours), Elective courses that support the emphasis in
CMB (9 hours), Colloquia (10 hours) and Doctoral Research (49
hours).
Assistantships
In 2004-2005, doctoral students received $21,000 of support in the
form of research stipend or teaching assistantships. In addition,
all tuition and fees were paid. For qualified students, the Minority
Biomedical Research Support Program supports stipend and travel to
scientific meetings.
Faculty - Cell & Molecular
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Bernard P. Arulanandam, Assoc. Professor
Microbiology & immunology.
J. Aaron Cassill, Assoc. Professor
Sensory signaling.
G. Jilani Chaudry,
Assistant
Professor
Protein toxins, drug resistance, genomics.
Dr. Jurgen Engelberth,
Assistant Professor
Plant Biochemistry
Gary O. Gaufo,
Assistant Professor
Developmental control of neuronal lineages.
Luis S. Haro, Assoc. Professor
Pituitary and placental hormones.
David B. Jaffe, Assoc. Professor
Cellular physiology of neurons
Richard G. LeBaron, Assoc. Professor
Extracellular matrix, cell adhesion.
Martha J. Lundell, Assoc. Professor
Developmental biology of Drosophila.
John R. McCarrey, Professor
Gene regulation, epigenetics, stem cell research.
Carlos A. Paladini,
Assistant Professor
Neuron physiology and addiction.
Robert D. Renthal, Professor
Protein biochemistry, sensory receptors.
Dr. Stephen Saville,
Assistant
Professor
Genetics
Dr. Janakiram Seshu,
Assistant Professor
Microbiology
Garry Sunter,
Assistant Professor
Viral gene expression in plants.
Andrew T.C. Tsin, Professor
Cell growth in vascular and retinal tissues.
Matthew J. Wayner, Professor
Learning and memory.
Tao Wei,
Assistant Professor
Molecular biology & microbiology.
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Edwin J. Barea-Rodriguez, Assoc. Professor
Neurobiology of aging.
James P. Chambers, Professor
Alzheimer’s disease, biosensors.
Garry T. Cole, Professor
Medical mycology, fungal infections.
Thomas Forsthuber, Professor
Cellular immunology, autoimmune diseases.
M. Neal Guentzel, Professor
Bioremediation, microbiology.
Hans W. Heidner, Assoc. Professor
Virology, vaccine development.
Karl E. Klose, Professor
Microbiology, bacterial pathogenesis, transcription.
José Lopez-Ribot, Assoc. Professor
Fungal infections, immune-based therapies.
Andrew O. Martinez, Professor
Gene regulation, aging; cancer.
Paul R. Mueller,
Assistant Professor
Cell cycle regulation, developmental biology.
Clyde F. Phelix, Assoc. Professor
Cytopathophysiological mechanisms.
Paul H. Rodriguez, Professor
Insect and mosquito genetics.
David M. Senseman, Assoc. Professor
Parallel processing in neural tissues.
Valerie Sponsel, Assoc. Professor
Metabolism and growth regulation in plants.
Judy M. Teale, Professor
Microbiology, immunology.
Oscar W. Van Auken, Professor
Species interactions, community structure.
Yufeng Wang,
Assistant Professor
Bioinformatics and computational biology.
Dr. Floyd Wormley,
Assistant Professor
Microbiology & immunology.
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