Overview
The Cancer Biology Graduate Program at University of Wisconsin Madison was established at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research in 1940 as the first graduate program in the United States to offer a degree in basic cancer research.
Features
- The program now includes more than 50 faculty trainers from multiple departments including Oncology, Medicine, Human Oncology, Cell and Regenerative Biology, Medical Microbiology and Immunology, and others.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- General Virology-Multiplication of Viruses
- Carcinogenesis and Tumor Cell Biology
- Ethics in Science
- Readings in Cancer Biology
- Current Problems in Cancer Biology
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Deadline: November 15
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Biology View 310 other PhDs in Biology in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Students seeking admission to the program must complete a bachelor's degree in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biology, or a related area from an accredited college or university and should have a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
- The background of the student should include basic courses in these areas as well as several advanced courses in chemistry, microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, physiology, and molecular biology. Prior laboratory research experience is highly desirable.
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