Division of Biology and Medicine
Pathobiology Graduate Program
Pathobiology Graduate Program
Understanding the initiation, progression, and resolution of human disease.
Pathobiology Graduate Program
Understanding the initiation, progression, and resolution of human disease.
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Graduate study in Pathobiology at Brown University brings together scholars from basic science and clinical departments in a wide range of research activities.
The success of pathobiology's graduate program would not be possible without bringing together faculty members from various campus-based departments, and its affiliated hospital-based departments.
A list of support services to guide students, faculty, and staff through their journey at Brown.
Degree Programs
With programs spanning four research areas, graduate students in pathobiology at Brown collaborate with faculty from a range of life science disciplines.
PhD Program
The doctoral program in Pathobiology offers students a rigorous curriculum within a collaborative learning environment. Study culminates in the PhD in Pathobiology.
PhD Program
Master's Program
The 5th-Year Master's Degree provides a pathway to a Master of Arts in Pathobiology for Brown undergraduate students.
5th-Year Masters
Resources for Students
Forms, handbooks, and campus resources to help Brown University students succeed.
Student Resources
“ A student can work collaboratively among investigators who might be a clinician or a basic scientist and together ask questions that neither would ask by themselves. ”
Research
Members of the Program are involved in a wide range of research activities relevant to understanding the initiation, progression, and resolution of human disease, both heritable and non-heritable.
The objective of the aging track is to train the next generation of scientists to address the challenging and important task of understanding and eventually manipulating the aging process to benefit the quality of human life.
The Infection and Immunity sub-track offers a wide range projects in the laboratories of faculty trainers on. Topics include cellular and molecular immunology, infection initiation & microbial pathogenesis, defense mechanisms in infection, and more.
Research in environmental pathology at Brown is collaborative and varied; students are given ample opportunity to work alongside faculty mentors on a number of active projects.
Topics include cellular and molecular immunology, infection initiation & microbial pathogenesis, defense mechanisms in infection, and more.