Department of Basic Medical Sciences (Graduate)

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

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

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

Programs

• Basic Medical Sciences, PHD

• Basic Medical Sciences, MS

Courses

• BMS 51700 - Problems In Basic Medical Sciences
• BMS 52400 - Introduction To Confocal Microscopy And Image Analysis
• BMS 52800 - Avian Physiology
• BMS 52900 - Basic Bone Biology
• BMS 53400 - Systemic Mammalian Physiology
• BMS 59800 - Introduction To Research In Basic Medical Sciences
• BMS 60200 - Special Topics In Basic Medical Sciences
• BMS 63100 - Flow Cytometry: Theory
• BMS 69200 - Seminar In Basic Medical Sciences
• BMS 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• BMS 69900 - Research PhD Thesis