Cellular and Molecular Medicine

The Cellular and Molecular Medicine Ph.D.specialty at Cleveland State Universtiy offers a unique opportunity for Biology, Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering students who wish to pursue a specialization in the application of molecular research techniques to understanding the causes, mechanisms, and potential treatments of diseases. The program seeks to expand and develop the links between basic research and clinical practice and to train more scientists and engineers in the powerful new technologies which enable us to understand the fundamental mechanisms of diseases.

Cellular and Molecular Medicine is a speciality within the three existing CSU-CCF doctoral programs - Regulatory Biology, Clinical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, and Applied Biomedical Engineering. As such, the students are governed by the rules and regulations of the three individual departments. The program is designed to provide a common base of knowledge in biomolecular structures and functions, as well as state-of-the-art analytical techniques. Students are required to demonstrate competencies in the following graduate level subjects: Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Cell Biology or Physiology or Macromolecular Structure and Dynamics, and Bioethics. Core and elective courses are designed to satisfy this requirement as well as the home program requirements. Coursework and training of each student will be monitored by the student's dissertation advisory committee.

Contact Faculty at CCF:
Donald Jacobsen, Ph.D.
Contact Faculty at CSU:
Judith Ausherman, Ph.D.

Participating CCF Faculty