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

Admission Requirements:

Master’s Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
  Required

International Applicant Requirements:

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
• 3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
• Required
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 550
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 77
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 19
  Listening: 14
  Speaking: 18
  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, but recommended

Doctoral Degree Program Basic Requirements

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required

International Applicant Requirements:

• Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average:
  3.0 or equivalent required
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
  Required
• TOEFL for Non-Native English Speakers:
  Minimum Paper-Based Test (PBT) Score Required: 550
  Minimum Internet-Based Test (IBT) Overall Score Required: 77
  With the following minimum section requirements:
  Reading: 19
  Listening: 14
  Speaking: 18
  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, but recommended

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

• BMS offers graduate study leading toward a master’s degree and a doctoral degree.

Professional Master’s and Doctoral Programs

• The department also offers a combined degree/dual degree option for students in the of DVM professional curriculum.

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

• Cancer biology
• Muscoloskeletal 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

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Ourania M. Andrisani
Elikplimi K. Asem
Pete Bill
Richard D. Borgens
Sherry L. Harbin
Ronald L. Hullinger
Laurie A. Jaeger
Sophie A. Lelièvre
Abdelfattah Y.M. Nour
Paul J. Robinson
Riyi Shi
John J. Turek

Associate Professor

Kevin M. Hannon
Susan M. Mendrysa
James J. Walker

Assistant Professor

Chun-Ju Chang
Marxa L. Figuieredo
David C. Huse
Jianming Li
Russell P. Main
Jer-Yen Yang

Emeritus Faculty

G.D. Bottoms
Gordon L. Coppoc
G.D. Goetsch
E.J. Hinsman
H.D. Jackson
Christine Jaeger
James F. Leary
O. Fred Roesel
J.E. Stump
Willis Tacker

Programs

• Basic Medical Sciences, PHD

• Basic Medical Sciences, MS

Courses

• BMS 51000 - Human Anatomy For Biomedical Scientists And Engineers
• BMS 51700 - Problems In Basic Medical Sciences
• BMS 52400 - Introduction To Confocal Microscopy And Image Analysis
• BMS 52500 - Principles Of Neuroanatomy
• BMS 52800 - Avian Physiology
• 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

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