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Oncological Sciences Doctor of Philosophy

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Program Description

Participating faculty in the Department of Oncological Sciences accept PhD students from the molecular biology or biological chemistry programs at the University of Utah.

Program Admissions Requirements

Student should have a B average in undergraduate work and show promise of scholarly development of ideas and sound reasoning. An adequate background in the biological sciences is required, as is the GRE.

Graduate admission of Ph.D. students in the areas of molecular biology (biochemistry, genetics, cell biology, or development) and biological chemistry is done through two campus-wide Interdepartmental Graduate Programs: Molecular Biology Program and Biological Chemistry Program. Students are admitted by one of the programs and supported financially for their first year of graduate study. Thereafter, they choose a thesis advisor and affiliate with one of the participating departments.

More detailed information can be found at: http://www.bioscience.utah.edu/prospective/index.php php