Programs – Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of …

Developmental and Regenerative Biology graduate program

The Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology is pleased to announce the establishment of a new graduate program (Fall 2012) to provide training in the areas of Developmental and Regenerative Biology (DRB). Students admitted via other Ph.D. programs (UW Graduate School Admissions) will fulfill the requirements of the admitting program in parallel to the DRB curriculum in order to receive a Ph.D. from the admitting program in addition to a certificate in Developmental and Regenerative Biology. Core DRB courses include: 1) Fundamentals of Stem Cell Biology and 2) Stem Cells and Regenerative Biosciences Roundtable. Electives include: 1) Mammalian Embryology and 2) Molecular and Cellular Organogenesis. For additional information contact the DRB program chair, Grace Boekhoff-Falk (boekhofffalk@wisc.edu).

Figure (right): Neural stem cells (arrowheads) and newly born neurons (arrow) in the developing mushroom body of the Drosophila brain (J. Plavicki and G. Boekhoff-Falk) (Click to enlarge)

Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program

The objective of the Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology (MCP) is to equip students with expertise in cell biology and cell signaling cascades, with a focus on identifying targets and developing techniques for therapeutic interventions in human disease. Thus, students will develop the skills required to conduct state-of-the-art cell biology, biomolecular, biomedical, and pharmacological basic research: the fundamentals of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology. Students who obtain a Ph.D. through the MCP Program (there is no formal MCP Masters degree) will be able to solve a variety of problems in basic biomedical sciences involving the design of research strategies for the discovery of novel drugs or gene therapy approaches to regulate signal transduction cascades and cellular behaviors. Patrica J. Keely, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cell and Regenerative Biology, is the director of the this interdepartmental, interdisciplinary program. For further information regarding the MCP program, please visit the link below: Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program

Or contact: Lynn L. Squire Senior Student Services Coordinator Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program Room: 3770 Medical Sciences Center 1300 University Ave Madison, WI 53706 lsquire@wisc.edu (608) 262-9826

University of Wisconsin Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine Center

Beginning in 1995 with the first successful culturing of embryonic stem cells from non-human primates, and later with the isolation of the world's first human embryonic stem cells, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been a leader in the companion fields of stem cell research and regenerative medicine. The UW-Madison Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center (SCRMC) is an umbrella organization operating under the School of Medicine and Public Health and the Graduate School. A number of faculty members of the Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology are also members of the SCRMC, which provides a central point of contact, information and facilitation for all stem cell research activities on campus. The center's mission is to advance the science of stem cell biology and foster breakthroughs in regenerative medicine through faculty interactions, research support and education. For further information regarding the MCP program, please visit the link below: http://stemcells.wisc.edu/

University of Wisconsin Cardiovascular Research Center

Cardiovascular research is an historically important aspect of research activities at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

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