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The Institute for Biomedical Sciences
Doctoral Program in Immunology
The doctoral program in immunology is offered by the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. Applicants must fulfill the school's admission requirements and be admitted into GW's Institute for Biomedical Sciences. The program leading to the Ph.D. requires a total of 72 credit hours, of which 12 to 24 credits are fulfilled by dissertation research. During the first year, students take the core curriculum required of all students in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, including Macromolecular Interactions: Proteins/ Nucleic Acids and Information Processing, Cell Biology, Pathophysiology one of three electives (Development and Immunology is taken by immunology students), and a series of courses to develop skills for careers in science. Students also rotate through three laboratories to gain expertise in experimental research and to familiarize themselves with the research interests of the faculty.
Upon completion of core courses and laboratory rotations, the student
selects a degree program as well as a research mentor. A research advisory
committee, consisting of the research advisor and two additional faculty
members, guides the student through the completion of the dissertation.
Students who choose immunology as their field take the course Molecular
and Cellular Immunology and three semesters of Advanced Topics in Immunology,
a series of seminars offered each spring by selected faculty. Topics include
apoptosis, autoimmunity, cytokines and their receptors, immune regulation
and signal transduction, the major histocompatibility complex, and tumor
immunology. Suggested electives include courses on virology, molecular
biology of proteins and nucleic acids, oncology, and advanced cell or
developmental biology.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
The Institute offers a number of fellowships to qualified applicants
on a competitive basis. These fellowships provide a stipend of $19,000
per year and 24 credit hours of tuition remission for a two-year period,
subject to satisfactory academic performance. Subsequently, students are
expected to be supported by extramural fellowships (e.g., NIH, Howard
Hughes Medical Institute), scholarships, or research grants awarded to
the laboratory in which they are doing their dissertation research project.
For more information visit the Institute for Biomedical Sciences website
or contact:
Dr. David Leitenberg
Director, Immunology Program
(202) 994-9475
dleit@gwu.edu
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