Evolution and Population Genetics Track
Genomics and Bioinformatics Track
Molecular Genetics Track
The Molecular Genetics track provides the opportunity for students to carry out their dissertation research choosing among a wide variety of experimental systems ranging from microbes to plants to animals. Required coursework is delivered by faculty from traditional Biology and Biochemistry departments along with representatives from our agricultural departments. As such, our students receive a broad training that fosters new perspectives on their own research.
The faculty participating in the the Molecular Genetics Track are listed below for your convenience. Please feel free to contact any GGB faculty member to discuss research opportunities and training. Alternatively, contact the GGB Program Administrator, Program Director or Graduate Student Advisor for more information about our progam.
Evolution and Population Genetics
The Evolution and Population Genetics track is administered by faculty who are also active participants in the Evolution and Ecology Graduate Research Unit (GRU). The recent NRC rankings placed the "E&E" GRU in the upper quartile of such graduate groups. Research opportunities for interested trainees include quantitative genetics, population structure and dynamics, systematics and mechanisms of molecular evolution, and conservation biology; importantly, students will find that microbial, plant and animal systems are studied within each of these broad categories.
The faculty participating the Evolution and Population Genetics Track are listed below for your convenience. Please feel free to contact any Genetics faculty member to discuss research opportunities and training. Alternatively, contact the GGB Program Administrator, Program Director or Graduate Student Advisor for more information about our progam.
Genomics and Bioinformatics Track
The Genomics/Bioinformatics track was implemented in the 2001-2002 academic year and is rapidly becoming a very popular option within the GGB Ph.D. program. The track melds relevant Statistics, Computer Science and Life Science courses into a flexible curriculum that would appeal to computationally-oriented informaticians or to "wet-bench" -oriented genomicists. This curricular track has helped the GGB program retain its unique identity in an environment of rapid programmatic expansion in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.
The faculty participating the Genomics/Bioinfomatics Track are listed below for your convenience. Please feel free to contact any GGB faculty member to discuss research opportunities and training. Alternatively, contact the GGB Program Administrator, Program Director or Graduate Student Advisor for more information about our progam.