Bioinformatics

Biomedical Sciences

The Department is dedicated to the mission of the University through excellence in teaching, preeminence in scholarship and research, and a commitment to effective leadership in professional service. These goals are achieved through: daily contact with professional and graduate students involving didactic lectures, group interactions, and individual mentoring; significant contributions to science through innovative research; and, leadership roles in professional activities within the University, among local and state agencies, and at the National/International level in professional and scientific societies.

Cell and Molecular Biology

Clinical and Translational Sciences

Conservation Biology

This program provides graduate students with a comprehensive foundation in the basic theory of population biology, ecological genetics, community ecology, conservation biology, ecotoxicology, and statistics along with applied interdisciplinary experience in conservation biology. This theoretical, broad foundation coupled with collaborative research prepares our graduates as the future leaders in research as well as service in a broad range of academic, governmental, and foundation positions in conservation-related fields.

Genetics

The Genetics Area Program (GAP) is an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program that will prepare you for a research or teaching career in genetics. As genetic analysis is used in all aspects of biological research, our Program has integrated the efforts of approximately 60 life sciences faculty into one of the strongest training programs at MU.

The curriculum provides broad, individualized training tailored to your career objectives. Feel free to browse our website.

Interdisciplinary Plant Group

The interdisciplinary research and study programs at the University of Missouri-Columbia involve research teams from five divisions — Biochemistry, Biological Sciences, Forestry, Nutritional Sciences, and Plant Sciences. This truly unique interdisciplinary environment brings together the approaches and tools of all of these disciplines to study plants and plant-related biological processes.

Microbial Pathogenesis

Neuroscience

MU's Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program offers talented graduate students a chance to train for a career in one of the most exciting fields of modern science. Most of our students pursue research and teaching careers in basic neuroscience departments at prestigious research universities. Others opt for challenging and rewarding positions in applied fields, such as drug research or neurodiagnostic technology. Whatever their ultimate goals, the graduate neuroscientists who are trained at MU gain a solid understanding of the nervous system and of the experimental methods by which this knowledge is acquired. Our students don't just study neuroscience literature, they contribute to it. After completing comprehensive coursework in molecular, cellular, systems and behavioral neuroscience, graduate students join a research laboratory, and work with other lab personnel to master the relevant technical skills and theoretical concepts in their chosen field. Students in the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program have the opportunity to present their findings at lab meetings, seminars, journal club sessions, and both national and international professional scientific conferences.