This interdisciplinary PhD program, which typically takes five years to complete, is a research intensive training program in experimental pathology intended to prepare students for research careers in industry or in academia. The program provides a firm background in biochemistry, physiology, pathobiology, cell biology, and statistics; each student's curriculum, however, is designed to suit his or her own educational background and research interests. Research opportunities are available in the areas of cell and molecular biology, including gene discovery and translational genetics, lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, macrophage and smooth muscle cell biology, arteriosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, reproductive biology, nutrition related to disease development, cancer biology, nonhuman primate behavior, osteoporosis, and diseases of laboratory animals. Dr. John Parks, of the Section on Lipid Sciences, is the director. Please click here for more information about the PhD program.
This program, offered through the Section on Comparative Medicine, is open to those who already hold a DVM degree. Dr. Charles Wood is the Director. Please click here for more information about the Masters Degree program.
In addition to these graduate degree programs, the Pathology Department offers a number of other training programs. These include pathology residencies and fellowships and a year-long course in Medical Technology, as well as residencies, fellowships, externships, and independent study opportunities in Comparative Medicine as well as Laboratory Animal Medicine. Click the links for more information about:
Wake Forest University offers 13 PhD degrees (ten of them in biomedical science disciplines) and 18 master's degrees (four in the biomedical sciences).
There are also ten interdisciplinary research programs and four combined degree programs, including a PhD/MBA program in conjunction with the WFU Babcock School of Management; an MD/PhD program in conjunction with the WFU School of Medicine; and a master's program in Clinical and Population Translational Sciences open to those who already have advanced degrees as well as those in training.
In addition, WFU has also teamed up with Virginia Tech's College of Engineering to provide graduate education in biomedical engineering; the program is called the "Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences" (SBES).