2015-2016 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Biological Sciences (Graduate)
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Website URL:
https://www.bio.purdue.edu/Academic/graduate/index.html
Department/School Head:
Richard J. Kuhn
Admission Requirements:
Thesis-Master Degree Program
Domestic Applicant Requirements - Thesis-Master Degree:
- Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
3.0 or equivalent required
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
Required – minimum Analytical Writing score of 3.5
International Applicant Requirements - Thesis-Master Degree:
- Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
3.0 or equivalent required
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
Required – minimum Analytical Writing score of 4.5
- TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 600
Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 107
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 22
Listening: 22
Speaking: 26
Writing: 24
- IELTS (Academic Module):
An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 7.5 or higher will be accepted
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 73 or higher will be accepted
- TWE for Non-Native English Speakers
Not required
Doctoral Degree Program
Domestic & International Requirements - Ph.D.
- Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
3.0 or equivalent required
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
Required – minimum Analytical Writing score of 3.5
- TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 600
Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 80
With the following minimum section requirements:
Reading: 19
Listening: 16
Speaking: 22
Writing: 18
- IELTS (Academic Module):
An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 6.5 or higher will be accepted
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic Module):
An alternative to the TOEFL, scores of 58 or higher will be accepted
- TWE for Non-Native English Speakers
Not required
Academic Programs:
Master’s and Ph.D. Programs
- Graduate study in Biological Sciences at Purdue University is multi-disciplinary, offering a wide variety of choices for doctorate and master’s degrees.
Concentrations (Areas of Study):
- Major research groups exist in the fields of Development and Disease, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Molecular Biosciences.
- Areas of research include biology education research; cancer biology; developmental neurobiology; cell biology; ecology and conservation biology; genetics, genomics and computational biology; microbiology; molecular pathogenesis; physiology and behavior; plant biology and bioenergy; structural biology and biophysics.
Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:
Professor
Anderson, John N.
Bolin, Jeffrey T.
Bridges, C. David
Cramer, William A.
Csonka, Leslie, N.
Fekete, Donna M.
Fernandez-Juricic, Esteban,
Gelvin, Stanton B.
Gribskov, Michael,
Hollenbeck, Peter J.
Kihara, Daisuke,
Konieczny, Stephen F.
Kuhn, Richard J.
Levy, Morris
Lucas, Jeffrey R.
McCann, Maureen, Caroline
Mesecar, Andrew, David
Minchella, Dennis J.
Pak, William L.
Rabenold, Kerry N.
Ready, Donald F.
Rossmann, Michael G.
Sahley, Christie L.
Sherman, Louis A.
Staiger, Chris J.
Stauffacher, Cynthia V.
Taparowsky, Elizabeth J.
Zhou, Daoguo
Associate Professor
Aguilar, Ruben, Claudio
Bartlett, Edward, L.
Camarillo, Ignacio, G.
Chang, Henry, C.
Friedman, Alan M.
Iten, Laurie E.
Jiang, Wen,
Leung, Yuk Fai
Lou, Zhao-Qing,
Pelaez, Nancy, j.
Sanders, David A.
Suter, Daniel M.
Assistant Professor
Bernal, Ximena, E.
Christie, Mark, R
Chubykin, Alexander, A.
Deng, Qing,
Emery, Nancy, C.
Gardner, Stephanie, M.
Karcher, Susan J.
Kasinski, Andrea, L.
Lanman, Jason, K
Mattoo, Seema,
Noinaj, Nicholas,
Searle, Catherine, L
Emeritus Faculty
Joseph Altman
Arthur Arnson
Timothy Baker
Anna Berkovitz
Alfred J. Chiscon
Martha Chiscon
Frederick Crane
Richard Dilley
Michael Forman
Robert Hurst
Allan Konopka
Mark Levinthal
Sanford Ostroy
Samuel Postlethwait
William Ray
Kenneth Robinson
Irwin Tessman
Joseph Vanable
Jacob Wiebers
Research Faculty
Andrey Fokin
Judy Hallett
Joyce Jose
Lan-Ying Lee
Erica Zbornik
ProgramsDoctoralMaster’sCoursesBiological Sciences
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