项目介绍

2022年9月28日

The Graduate Program in Immunology is a stand-alone, department-based program offering a Ph.D. degree in immunology.  The Department of Immunology provides a physical home within the School of Medicine, which facilitates interactions and builds cohesiveness among faculty, students, postdoctoral fellows, and staff.  Students acquire independent thinking and problem solving skills through a combination of formal coursework and thesis research.  Our alumni have gone on to outstanding careers working in major research universities, biotechnology companies and teaching colleges.

Curriculum

Students receive training through formal coursework in immunology as well as through elective courses in other areas such as molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, pharmacology and cell biology. Students become acquainted with program laboratories through a series of laboratory rotations before choosing a laboratory for dissertation work by the end of the first year.  Throughout their graduate careers, students are exposed to a broad range of contemporary immunological research through:

• Weekly seminars delivered by speakers from around the world and from within Duke Medical Center
• Weekly “work in progress” seminars delivered by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows
• Departmental journal clubs

Students are also encouraged to attend national/international conferences where they can present their discoveries and interact with leading scientists in the field. The program also provides students with invaluable teaching experience through participation in one semester of supervised teaching.