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There are numerous opportunities for graduate students of all backgrounds in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Available programs are listed below with a short synopsis of each. Details are provided on the web site of each program which can be accessed by clicking on the program title.

The bacterial cell lipids, when isolated and bound to latex beads, are capable of inducing a tuberculosis-like granuloma in mice. We are using this model system to explore the role(s) of these lipids in modulating the site of infection. (slide provided by Dr. David Russell)

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program

  This program focuses on BS/MS students who wish to complete a PhD program in the biological or biomedical sciences. The Program includes six Fields of Study: Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Immunology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular & Cellular Biology (BMCB) and Microbiology.
   The goal of the program is to enhance PhD education for graduate students by providing stable funding as well as common experiences such as laboratory rotations and regulated teaching opportunities, thus generating a strong sense of community.

Infection & Pathobiology

Cofocal imaging of macrophages exposed to the intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. Macrophages were stained with antibodies to NFkB (green) and nuclei were counterstained with propidium iodide (red). The cells show no signs of activation, measured by NFkB translocation into the nucleus, despite close contact with potentially proinflammatory parasites.

The Program in Infection and Pathobiology brings together Cornell scientists studying the interplay between host and pathogen/toxin in a multidepartmental program. Faculty from the College of Veterinary Medicine and from various departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are members of this program. Numerous Graduate Fields also participate. Thus, the program facilitates broad interactions between departments and graduate fields that share common interests in host-pathogen interactions and generates a graduate student and post-doctoral trainee community through common seminars and retreats that cross the boundaries between fields and departments.

Dual Degree Program

This program is designed to allow interested students to work towards a DVM and PhD degree in less time than it would take to complete both programs sequentially. It provides advanced education designed to prepare students for careers in biomedical research and for leadership roles in the biomedical and veterinary arenas. For students interested in a research career, integration of the graduate and veterinary curricula enables a learning process that allows a multidirectional flow of information, insights, and perspectives among basic science, preclinical, and clinical courses.

DVM Graduate Studies

Two current DVM-GRA students at the College of Veterinary Medicine Annual Graduate Student Picnic 2003

Cornell offers a unique environment for graduate studies combining as it does the strengths of a research-oriented veterinary college and nationally recognized basic research programs in the physical sciences, engineering and life sciences. The College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University offers up to eight Research Assistantships for veterinary graduates who want to pursue advanced studies leading to the Ph.D. degree. An additional assistantship is reserved for a minority applicant. Training is offered through the fields of Comparative Biomedical Sciences (previously Veterinary Medicine), Immunology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Toxicology and Zoology. The opportunities span the spectrum of the biomedical sciences; however, areas of special strength include cancer biology, medical genetics, infectious diseases and reproductive studies.

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