Molecular Immunology & Microbiology
A discipline of Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences
The Molecular Immunology & Microbiology (MIM) discipline offers Ph.D. students a unique training experience in research areas involving molecular, cellular, and systems analyses of the immune system in both health and disease, with particular emphases on microbial infections, autoimmunity and cancer. The primary goal of the MIM discipline is to train immunologists and microbiologists to enter successful careers in academia, industry or government.
Program at a glance
Molecular Immunology & Microbiology is a discipline of the Ph.D. in Integrated Biomedical Sciences program.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or a Master's degree and relevant advance coursework
- GPA no lower than 3.0
- Submit transcripts to Office of the Registrar
Application Deadlines
- Priority January 1
- Final February 1
Stipend
Students receive a stipend of $30,000. Tuition, fees, and basic student health insurance are covered by the program.
Characteristics
Graduation, student, faculty and institutional statistics for the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.
For information on the Molecular Immunology and Microbiology Discipline, please contact:
Nu Zhang, Ph.D.
Molecular Immunology and Microbiology Discipline Director
210-567-3973
zhangn3@uthscsa.edu
Elizabeth Spillmann, M.Ed.
Molecular Immunology and Microbiology Discipline Coordinator
210-567-3952
spillmanne@uthscsa.edu
For information on the IBMS Ph.D Program, please contact:
Michael Berton, Ph.D
IBMS Program Director
berton@uthscsa.edu
Donna Navarro, MS
IBMS Assistant Director
navarrod3@uthscsa.edu
"I feel comfortable asking any faculty member for help in experiments beyond my area of expertise and my peers in other labs are a constant source of help in, and outside, the lab."Sergio Cepeda, 4th year student