Graduate Education Study Areas

Areas of graduate education leading to the MS or PhD degree in biosciences:

Cellular and Molecular Biology

• Retrovirus Vectors and Post-Transcriptional Regulation
• Protein Structure and Function
• Molecular Mechanism of Growth Regulation

Oncology

• Boron Neutron Capture Therapy of Tumors
• Genetic Basis of Cancer�
• Cell Signaling and Cancer�
• Skin Carcinogenesis�
• Molecular Progression of Prostatic and Mammary Cancer

Microbiology and Immunology

• Regulation of HTLV Gene Expression and Cellular Transformation�
• Molecular Virology, Gene Transfer Therapy�
• Immunopathology and Gnotobiology�
• Transcriptional Regulation of Retroviruses�
• Immunopathogenesis of Retrovirus Disease�
• Molecular Immunology�
• Cellular Stress Response and Neurovirology�
• Host Cell Receptors and Signal Transduction of Ehrlichiae�
• Immunological Tolerance, Autoimmune Disease

Pathophysiology and Pharmacology

• Inflammation and Study of Joint Disease�
• Pathophysiology of Heart Failure�
• Calcium Binding Protein, Calbindin and Vitamin D in Reproduction�
• Inflammation/Pulmonary�
• Gender-related Hypertension and Heart Failure�
• Endocrine and Bone Disease�
• Muscle Ultrastructure and Atomic Force Microscopy