Ph.D. Programs

The College of Graduate Studies at the Medical University of South Carolina is committed to the graduate training of biomedical research scientists who learn to work at the interface of the basic sciences and human health and disease. As a Ph.D. student you may take an interdisciplinary first year curriculum that allows exposure to all departments and programs before a research area and mentor are selected. The curriculum consists of interactive and comprehensive didactic units, self-selected laboratory rotations, and seminars to set the stage for your research career.

Biomedical Sciences

Biostatistics-Epidemiology-BDSI

Ph.D. Training Grants

Areas of Research

Addiction Science Biochemistry Bioengineering Biomedical Imaging Biomedical Data Science & Informatics Biostatistics Cancer Biology Cardiovascular Biology Cell Biology, Regulation, and Signaling Developmental Biology Drug Discovery Epidemiology Genetics & Genomics

Immunology and Inflammation Microbiology Mitochondrial Biology RNA and DNA structure and function Neuroscience Oral Health Sciences Pathology Pharmacology Proteomics, Lipidomics, and Glycomics Regenerative Medicine Stem and iPS cell biology Structural Biology Virology