Graduate Education Study Areas

Areas of graduate education leading to the MS or PhD degree in biosciences:

Cellular and Molecular Biology

• Retrovirus Vectors and Post-Transcriptional Regulation
• Protein Structure and Function
• Molecular Mechanism of Growth Regulation

Oncology

• Boron Neutron Capture Therapy of Tumors
• Genetic Basis of Cancer 
• Cell Signaling and Cancer 
• Skin Carcinogenesis 
• Molecular Progression of Prostatic and Mammary Cancer

Microbiology and Immunology

• Regulation of HTLV Gene Expression and Cellular Transformation 
• Molecular Virology, Gene Transfer Therapy 
• Immunopathology and Gnotobiology 
• Transcriptional Regulation of Retroviruses 
• Immunopathogenesis of Retrovirus Disease 
• Molecular Immunology 
• Cellular Stress Response and Neurovirology 
• Host Cell Receptors and Signal Transduction of Ehrlichiae 
• Immunological Tolerance, Autoimmune Disease

Pathophysiology and Pharmacology

• Inflammation and Study of Joint Disease 
• Pathophysiology of Heart Failure 
• Calcium Binding Protein, Calbindin and Vitamin D in Reproduction 
• Inflammation/Pulmonary 
• Gender-related Hypertension and Heart Failure 
• Endocrine and Bone Disease 
• Muscle Ultrastructure and Atomic Force Microscopy