About GEMS

The GEMS Program offers students integrated training in the biomedical sciences. Graduate programs include the areas of Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Cell & Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, Microbiology, Neurosciences, Pathology, Pharmacology and Physiology. Students have the flexibility to choose a mentor from among more than 110 funded research faculty in all departments and PhD programs of the College of Medicine. Areas of research excellence within the broader disciplines include Cancer; Development; Gene Regulation; Host-Pathogen Biology; Lung Biology; Molecular and Integrated Cardiac and Vascular Biology; Proteomics, Genomics & Bioinformatics; Reproductive Biology; Signal Transduction; and Virology.

Degree Granting Programs

Anatomy & Cellular Biology
Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Microbiology & Immunology

Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology & Biophysics

Graduate Degree Concentration in Cardiovascular Science

Students enrolled in the program access courses and laboratory research training that engages them in the leading topics in current cardiovascular science, addressing fundamental mechanisms and disease processes. Students in the Physiology and BioPhysics, and Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics graduate programs are eligible to complement their PhD degree with a Concentration in Cardiovascular Science.

http://www.ccvr.uic.edu/trainingandeducation/gradconcentration.html

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