PhD students choose to specialize in one of five concentrations. Learn more about each concentration and its curriculum below.Ìý

Cancer Biology and Genetics

TheÌýCancer Biology and GeneticsÌýconcentration includes faculty from the Fels Cancer Institute for Personalized Medicine and the Fox Chase Cancer Center, as well as the basic science and clinical departments at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine.ÌýÌý

Infectious Disease and Immunity

TheÌýInfectious Disease and ImmunityÌýconcentration includes faculty from basic science and clinical departments as well as research centers. They support and train PhD students in the overlapping fields of mMicrobiology and iImmunology.ÌýÌý

Microbiology involves the study of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses or parasites) and the pathogenesis of the diseases they cause.ÌýÌý

Immunology studies the mechanisms that control infections in our bodies.Ìý

Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

TheÌýMolecular and Cellular BiosciencesÌýcluster offers opportunities for PhD students to become skilled and creative research scientists prepared for independent research.

Neuroscience

The Neuroscience concentration provides thematic courses, research opportunities and educational activities related to neuroscience.

Organ Systems and Translational Medicine

By focusing on the interface between biology and medicine, the Organ Systems and Translational Medicine concentration promotes collaborations between clinical and basic scientists and offers an interdisciplinary training environment for students interested in translational biology.Ìý