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 March 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 IBMS Ph.D. information, please contact:
Michael Berton, Ph.D.
IBMS Program Director
berton@uthscsa.edu
Donna Navarro
Interim IBMS Asst. Director
navarrod3@uthscsa.edu
Jessica Navarro, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine Discipline Coordinator
210-562-4141
navarroj3@uthscsa.edu
P. Renee Yew, Ph.D., Cell Biology, Genetics, and Molecular Medicine Discipline Director
210-562-4150
yew@uthscsa.edu
Contact information
Yan Xiang, Ph.D., Molecular Immunology and Microbiology Interim Discipline Director
210-567-0884
xiangy@uthscsa.edu
Elizabeth Spillmann, Molecular Immunology and Microbiology Discipline Coordinator
210-567-3952
spillmanne@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