The Graduate Program in the Department of Biological Sciences
offers advanced training in cell and molecular biology, leading to
the
Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Graduates
of our master's program are normally employed in research
capacities at universities or companies involved in pharmaceutical,
clinical, biological or biotechnological research, or in teaching.
Graduates of our Ph.D. program accept research/teaching positions
at the college and university level, and are often employed at
managerial levels in industry or government. The department has
organized its courses to provide students with a broad-based
background in biology with an emphasis on cell and molecular
biology, and to prepare them for advanced study and research in
several areas including intracellular trafficking, signal
transduction, cellular responses to stress, programmed cell death,
genetics and biochemistry.
Graduate Student Support
Graduate students are supported by a variety of sources. The
University offers a number of Teaching Assistantships and Doctoral
Fellowships to incoming students. In addition, the University has
received a bequest from the Clare Boothe Luce Fund of the Henry
Luce Foundation that supports two doctoral students. The United
States Department of Education has awarded the Department a
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) award that
funds six doctoral students, and the National Institutes of Health
supports doctoral and master's students through a large Initiative
for Minority Student Development (IMSD) program award.
Success of Our Graduate Students
Recent graduates of the doctoral program in Biological Sciences
have obtained faculty positions at major universities and research
institutions including Albert Einstein College of Medicine,
Columbia University, University of Minnesota Medical School, the
State University of New York, and Queens College. Many have first
pursued postdoctoral fellowships at other major research
institutions in preparation for academic careers. Others have gone
on to become directors of clinical and industrial laboratories.
Students obtaining the M.S. degree pursue a variety of career
paths. While some become teachers or research technicians in
academic, industrial, and biotechnology labs, many elect to
continue study for doctorates in medicine and the biological
sciences.
Department Contact
Ales Vancura, Ph.D.,
Chair
St. Albert Hall Room 220
(718) 990-6288
vancuraa@stjohns.edu
Chris Bazinet, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies
St.Albert Hall Room 246C
(718) 990-1419
bazinetc@stjohns.edu
Graduate Admission Information
Office of Graduate Admission
(718) 990-1601
gradhelp@stjohns.edu
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