This program's mission is to provide students with:

  • Advanced knowledge in current concepts in molecular, cellular, and genetic processes that contribute to the development and treatment of cancer
  • Specialized training in experimental methodology used to study cancer in a laboratory setting
  • Required shadowing of clinical oncologists to help identify clinically-relevant research questions leading to projects with a potential impact on cancer patients

Learn about our program's curriculum

Curriculum Overview

The Graduate College requires the satisfactory completion of 72 semester hours in order to obtain a Ph.D.

Required Courses

For the first year, students take common courses with other Biomedical Science students.

Cancer is a term that encompasses over 210 different types of malignancies, each with a unique set of biological, etiological, and clinical features. Cancer researchers continue to widen their scope as more is learned, requiring a breadth of knowledge in many areas of research (e.g. cell biology, genetics, immunology, and cell metabolism) to understand the complexities of cancer etiology and treatment.

The Cancer Biology Program provides this knowledge through classroom and research training leading to a PhD degree, and preparing students for a variety of career paths in academic, clinical, and industry environments dealing with the study and/or treatment of cancer.

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AACR 2024 Presentations by students and faculty

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Events

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Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Program Thesis Defense Seminar: Samantha Pierson

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 9:00am
Medical Education Research Facility
Samantha Pierson is a current student of the Neuroscience Graduate Program and is in Dr. Catherine Marcinkiewcz's laboratory. She is excited to announce her thesis seminar.

Pain Research Program Presentation - Jamie Morton, PhD, RN & Giovanni Berardi, DPT, PhD

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 9:00am to 10:00am
Carver Biomedical Research Building
"Exploring Pain, Trauma, Substance Use Disorder, and Family Dysfunction in Childbearing-Aged Females" Presented by Jamie Morton, PhD, RN Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Dr. Barbara St. Marie's lab "Relation of immune cell phenotype to exercise-induced pain and fatigue in ME/CFS and PASC" Presented by Giovanni Berardi, DPT, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar in Dr. Kathleen Sluka's lab

ACB Seminar Series - Narendra Thapa

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 9:30am to 10:30am
Bowen Science Building
Dr. Narendra Thapa, a Senior Scientist from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will present a seminar titled "Phosphoinositide Lipid Signaling in Health and Disease."