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44 PhD programmes in Pathology

Pathology Dalhousie University
4,1(58)Halifax, Canada Top 5% in WorldwideDalhousie University's Doctor of Philosophy in Pathology programme will prepare you for a rewarding career in experimental pathology. You could also enter a training programme for clinical diagnostics certification.
Pathobiology Johns Hopkins University
4,5(42)Baltimore, United States Top 0.5% in WorldwidePathobiology at Johns Hopkins University is an integrative discipline that looks simultaneously at the whole organism and its component cells, tissues, and molecules to study the causes and mechanisms of disease. It is a discipline that strives to understand the mechanisms of disease at fundamental levels.
Paediatric Sciences University of Genoa
4,4(112)Genova, Italy Top 6% in WorldwideEmbark on a journey of specialized care with the University of Genoa's Paediatric Sciences doctoral program.
Pathobiology and Translational Science University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
4,4(14)Chapel Hill, United States Top 1% in WorldwideThe Pathobiology and Translational Science program at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill offers outstanding graduate level training in the mechanisms of disease and translational research, leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Pathology. Experimental pathologists apply methods of cellular and molecular biology to study interactions of etiologic agents with cellular macromolecules.
Plant Pathology Pennsylvania State University
4,5(40)University Park, United States Top 2% in WorldwideThe Plant Pathology Ph.D. program at Pennsylvania State University provides education and research experience in the study of plant pathology to help prepare graduates for careers in academia, industry, and government.
Pathobiology, Pharmacology and Physiology The University of Alabama at Birmingham
3,8(11)Birmingham, United States Top 9% in WorldwidePathobiology, Pharmacology and Physiology is one of eight interdisciplinary PhD themes within Graduate Biomedical Sciences at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Students select a theme upon application but have access to faculty and courses from across GBS, allowing for flexibility in both research and academics.
Chemical Pathology The Chinese University of Hong Kong
3,8(12)Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) Top 1% in WorldwideThe Chemical Pathology programme of The Chinese University of Hong Kong is research-oriented and will involve a series of investigations with original study design, experimentation and data interpretation.
Pathobiology Kansas State University
4,2(27)Manhattan, United States Top 9% in WorldwideThe Pathobiology graduate program at Kansas State University is managed by graduate faculty primarily from the Departments of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology (DMP) and Clinical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Pathobiology University of Guelph
4,2(61)Guelph, Canada Top 7% in WorldwideThe Pathobiology PhD program at University of Guelph is designed primarily for students whose career aspirations are towards the independent research on the manifestations, basic mechanisms and host resistance to diseases of vertebrates.
Pathobiological Sciences Louisiana State University
4,2(36)Baton Rouge, United States Top 8% in WorldwideThe emphasis in this Pathobiological Sciences program at Louisiana State University is on developing intellectual abilities and research skills through investigations of infectious diseases of food-producing, companion, and aquatic animals, as well as animal models for human disease.
Plant Pathology North Carolina State University
4,1(48)Raleigh, United States Top 4% in WorldwideNationally and internationally ranked, the Plant Pathology graduate program at North Carolina State University prepares scientists and leaders to meet today’s and the future’s scientific, agricultural, and environmental needs.
Digital Cardiovascular Medicine, Pathology, and Cutting-Edge Therapeutics Sapienza University of Rome
4,2(509)Roma, Italy Top 2% in WorldwideThe need to initiate the International PhD program in Digital Cardiovascular Medicine, Pathology, and Cutting-Edge Therapeutics at Sapienza University of Rome follows the rapid development of basic and translational research applied to the cardiovascular field.
Pathobiology Pennsylvania State University
4,5(40)University Park, United States Top 2% in WorldwidePathobiology at Pennsylvania State University is an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program that focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms of disease for students with an interest in cancer biology, immunology, and infectious disease.
Chemical Pathology University of Pretoria
4,2(183)Pretoria, South Africa Top 7% in WorldwideThis Chemical Pathology degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria.
Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis Emory University
4,3(39)Atlanta, United States Top 2% in WorldwideThe Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis program at Emory University is part of the broader Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Emory that offers research intensive training programs leading the to the PhD degree.
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of Manitoba
4,1(127)Winnipeg, Canada Top 6% in WorldwideThe Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PhD) program at the University of Manitoba will focus on research at the molecular, tissue, animal and clinical levels to understand the changes associated with diseases.
Computational Cell Biology, Anatomy and Pathology University at Buffalo
4,4(38)Fairfax, United States Top 5% in WorldwideThe Computational Cell Biology, Anatomy and Pathology PhD program from the University at Buffalo is a unique connector between the basic and clinical sciences.
Pathology Colorado State University
4,1(94)Fort Collins, United States Top 5% in WorldwideThe Pathology PhD program from Colorado State University provides opportunities for graduate training in fundamentals of modern pathobiology, immunology, and investigative microbiology, with an emphasis on a multi-disciplinary approach to research problems.
Normal and Pathological Physiology Comenius University Bratislava
4,0(88)Bratislava, Slovakia Top 15% in WorldwideThe Normal and Pathological Physiology programme from Comenius University Bratislava is focused on the study of physiological and pathological processes of altered functions of individual organs and systems of the human body.
Infection Research on Human Pathogens Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich
4,0(99)München, Germany Top 1% in WorldwideThe international and interdisciplinary doctoral program "Infection Research on Human Pathogens" is located at the Max von Pettenkofer Institute under the roof of the Munich Medical Research School from Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich.