2023-2024 University Catalog
Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Graduate)
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Website URL:
http://vet.purdue.edu/bms/graduate-program.php
Department/School Head:
Laurie A. Jaeger
Academic Programs:
Master’s and Ph.D. Programs
- BMS offers graduate study leading toward a master’s degree and a doctoral degree.
- The department also offers a combined degree/dual degree option for students in the DVM professional curriculum.
The Department of Basic Medical Sciences (BMS) offers graduate study leading toward a master’s degree and a doctoral degree, as well as a combined degree/dual degree option for students in the DVM professional curriculum. A degree from BMS can lead to an exciting academic or industrial career in biomedical sciences and because of its size, the BMS graduate program is ideal for students who wish to do their graduate work in a department that allows time and opportunity for individual attention and a close student-advisor mentoring relationship. Opportunities are available for combining teaching in the professional DVM curriculum with dissertation research. This combination of research and teaching experience helps create a highly employable graduate, especially for those who are considering careers in academia.
Concentrations (Areas of Study):
- Cancer biology
- Musculoskeletal biomechanics and skeletal adaptation
- Neural development, mechanisms of injury, and regeneration
- Tissue dynamic spectroscopy
- Cellular and molecular screening and high throughput analysis of cell function
- Osteoimmunology, gene, and drug delivery
- Genetics and Genomics
- Drug Discovery
Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:
Professors
Ourania M. Andrisani
Elikplimi K. Asem
Sherry L. Harbin
Laurie A. Jaeger
Abdelfattah Y.M. Nour
Paul J. Robinson
Riyi Shi
John J. Turek
Associate Professors
Marxa L. Figueiredo
Kevin M. Hannon
Dianne Little
Russell P. Main
Susan M. Mendrysa
Assistant Professors
Kari Ekenstedt
Adam Kimbrough
Jessica S. Fortin
Ranjie Xu
Clinical Assistant Professors
Melinda J. Anderson
Emeritus Faculty
R.L. Bill
G.D. Bottoms
Gordon L. Coppoc
R.L Hullinger
H.D. Jackson
Christine Jaeger
James F. Leary
Sophie A. Lelièvre
O. Fred Roesel
J.E. Stump
Willis Tacker
ProgramsDoctoralMaster’sCoursesBasic Medical Sciences
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