Graduate Education

Cornell's graduate study is organized by Graduate Fields of Study which are divided by discipline (What is a Graduate Field?). A prospective student who is interested in working with a faculty member in the department must apply to a Graduate Field in which the faculty member participates. To find out in what Graduate Field(s) our faculty members participate, please visit the web site of each faculty member through the faculty list.

The faculty in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology are members of a wide variety of Graduate Fields. The three major Graduate Fields the department faculty members participate are: Comparative Biological Sciences, Immunology, and Microbiology. Through these three Graduate Fields, the department faculty also participate in the Graduate Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS). Graduate Students in the department who belongs to one of these Graduate Fields must follow the requirements and guidelines of the BBS program in order to complete the Ph. D. program, as well as the departmental seminar requirement.

Program in Biological & Biomedical Sciences:

Graduate Fields of:

Comparative Biological Sciences
Immunology
Microbiology

The department faculty also participate in inter-college research programs for graduate students (see "Other Research Interest Programs" below).

What is a Graduate Field?

A Graduate Field is an academic group which consists of professors from across departments and colleges. For example, faculty members of the Graduate Field of Immunology spread across 6 departments or 3 colleges.

A professor often participates in more than one Graduate Field. For example, the department Chair Dr. David Russell is a member of 4 Graduate Fields: Comparative Biomedical Sciences; Immunology; Microbiology; Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology.

Prospective students who are interested in working with a faculty member in the department must apply to a Graduate Field in which the faculty member participates. Once admitted, a graduate student must fulfill the requirements of his/her Graduate Field, as well as the requirements of a Special Committee, which is created following the Field’s guideline and supervises the student’s academic program, in order to complete the Ph.D. program.

Graduate Fields in which the Department Faculty Participate

Faculty in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology are members of a wide variety of Graduate Fields of Study. To see the list, click here.

Contact

For general questions regarding graduate study in the department, please contact Ms. Sachiko Funaba at <sf35@cornell.edu>. For questions regarding the BBS program, applications and graduate study at Cornell in general, please contact the CVM Office of Graduate Education at <graduate_edcvm@cornell.edu>.

Application

To apply to the Graduate Field of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology, or Pharmacology, please visit the web site of the CVM Office of Graduate Education at <http://www.vet.cornell.edu/OGE/>.

To apply to other Graduate Field, please visit the web site of the Graduate School at <http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/>.

Graduate Courses Offered by the Department

Graduate Courses

More Information on Graduate Education in General

CVM Office of Graduate Education
Graduate School

Other Research Interest Programs

These programs are interest-based programs. Prospective students who are interested in these programs still must apply to a Graduate Field in which a faculty member of these programs participate. Once admitted to a Graduate Field, one may become a member of these programs.

Program in Infection & Pathobiology
Program in Virology