Biology

The Ph.D. in Regulatory Biology is offered as a joint program between the department of Biology,Geology and Environmental Sciences at Cleveland State University and the Lerner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In addition to the Biology faculty at Cleveland State, students may choose to work with 16 faculty housed at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. This provides students with broad opportunities for study in diverse areas of biology, including biomedical research and all of its subspecialties as well as areas such as ecology, environmental studies and geology. Students in the program generally spend the first one to two years taking coursework in selected areas at Cleveland State and then spend the remainder of their time in research laboratories at either site, completing their thesis research. Acceptance as a doctoral candidate is granted after students have written and orally defended a competitive grant proposal, usually after most of the coursework has been completed. Students are generally supported by a teaching assistantship (at CSU) or a research assistantship (at CCF), both of which include full tuition. The program graduates 3-5 Ph.D. students per year, most of whom pursue careers either in teaching or research.

See also: Cellular & Molecular Medicine Ph.D. Specialty

Contact Faculty at CCF:
Christine Moravec, PhD
Contact Faculty at CSU:
Anton Komar, PhD
Crystal Weyman, PhD

Participating CCF Faculty