About the Program
The Cancer & Cell Biology Graduate Program provides interdisciplinary doctoral training in the molecular and cellular mechanisms that govern normal function and disease, including cancer.
Our students investigate how cells organize internal processes, regulate genome function, establish and change identity, communicate with neighboring cells, respond to environmental signals, and adapt to stress. They also study how disruption in these processes drives malignant transformation, tumor progression, and treatment response.
Program faculty approach these questions through molecular, cellular, genomic, computational, and translational research. This breadth allows students to pursue fundamental cell biology, cancer biology, or research that connects the two.
Our Program
We have incorporated the best elements of traditional graduate programs – academic rigor and stellar faculty – with flexibility that supports intensive academic training in small group formats while providing you the freedom and support necessary to design an individualized curriculum.
Where Will Your Ph.D. Take You?
Our program will give you the background and expertise needed to succeed in your scientific and professional career. Whatever your vision for your career entails, we will provide the training, resources and support to help you realize your ambition.
Training Grant
The Cancer & Cell Biology Program is supported by National Institute of General Medical Sciences Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Predoctoral Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) Training Grant GM136560.
In order to earn this grant, our program successfully demonstrated that we provide high-quality research training, mentored research experiences, and additional training opportunities that equip trainees with the technical (e.g., appropriate methods, technologies, and quantitative/computational approaches), operational (e.g., independent knowledge acquisition, rigorous experimental design, and interpretation of data) and professional (e.g. management, leadership, communication, and teamwork) skills required for careers in the biomedical research workforce (i.e., the breadth of careers that sustain biomedical research in areas that are relevant to the NIH mission).
Stipends and Benefits
At BCM we are focused on you and your training. If your vision for your future includes teaching, you may choose to gain experience as a teaching assistant. If you do not want to teach, you have the freedom to focus exclusively on your education and research as well as to work with your mentor to take advantage of other BCM resources that match your interests.
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
The Cancer & Cell Biology graduate program is part of the Baylor College of Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS). Explore the full GSBS website for more information about our curriculum and admissions process as well as to find resources and services designed to support your success throughout graduate school and your future career.