{"id":535,"date":"2015-09-17T12:24:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/cell-biology\/?page_id=535"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T20:51:08","slug":"cell-biology-phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/cell-biology\/education\/cell-biology-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Cell &amp; Developmental Biology Graduate Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"gslideshow\" class=\"gss-container no-captions\">\n\t<div class=\"cycle-slideshow\" \n\t\tdata-cycle-slides=\"> a\"\n\t\tdata-cycle-paused=\"true\"\n\t\tdata-cycle-prev=\"#gslideshow_prev\"\n\t\tdata-cycle-next=\"#gslideshow_next\"\n\t\tdata-cycle-pager=\"#gslideshow_pager\"\n\t\tdata-cycle-pager-template=\"<a href=#>&nbsp;<\/a>\"\n\t\tdata-cycle-speed=\"750\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"no-link\" data-cycle-caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2018\/09\/CDB-phd-banner4.jpg\" title=\"CDB-phd banner4\" alt=\"CDB-phd banner4\" \/><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"no-link\" data-cycle-caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2018\/09\/CDB-phd-banner5.jpg\" title=\"CDB-phd banner Fall2018\" alt=\"CDB-phd banner Fall2018\" \/><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"no-link\" data-cycle-caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2018\/09\/CDB-phd-banner3.jpg\" title=\"CDB-phd banner3\" alt=\"CDB-phd banner3\" \/><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"no-link\" data-cycle-caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2018\/09\/CDB-phd-banner2.jpg\" title=\"CDB-phd banner2\" alt=\"CDB-phd banner2\" \/><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"no-link\" data-cycle-caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/cell-biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/193\/2018\/09\/CDB-phd-banner1.jpg\" title=\"CDB-phd banner1\" alt=\"CDB-phd banner1\" \/><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"gss-info\">\n\t\t<div class=\"gss-nav\"><div id=\"gslideshow_prev\" class=\"gss-prev\">&lt;<\/div><div id=\"gslideshow_play\" class=\"gss-play\">&#9658;<\/div><div id=\"gslideshow_next\" class=\"gss-next\">&gt;<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"gslideshow_pager\" class=\"gss-pager\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><em>46% of CDB program students matriculate through labs outside of the Department of Cell Biology<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><em>84% of eligible CDB students are appointed to NIH institutional training grants<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><em>67% of our grads accept an academic postdoc; 24% accept a non-academic position<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>[ezcol_3quarter]<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Cell and Developmental Biology Degree Program<\/strong> at the <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginia.edu\/\">University of Virginia<\/a><\/u> provides outstanding interdisciplinary training in the vibrant and rapidly evolving fields of Cell Biology and Developmental Biology. The goal of our graduate program is to equip a new generation of biomedical researchers with the skills needed to carry out independent and innovative cutting-edge research that addresses\u00a0fundamentally important problems in cell and developmental biology.\u00a0The Program provides a combination of lecture-based and advanced topical colloquia during the first two years, with active involvement in student-led journal club and research-in-progress talks, in parallel with active research in the area of interest. We seek to train our students for intellectual engagement with biomedical science at the highest level. To earn a Ph.D degree, students are required to carry out an independent, publishable research project in one of &gt;30 participating labs <a id=\"LPlnk146954\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" href=\"http:\/\/bims.virginia.edu\/research-discipline\/cell-developmental-biology\/\">http:\/\/bims.virginia.edu\/research-discipline\/cell-developmental-biology\/<\/a> situated in one of the basic science departments in the School of Medicine or in the Biology Department.<\/p>\n<p>As part of our program, graduate students have the opportunity to explore fundamental questions in many areas including molecular mechanisms of cell function; the morphogenesis of cells, tissues and organs; regulation of growth, differentiation and proliferation; cell interactions in migration and embryonic patterning during development.\u00a0 In many cases these areas serve as the basis for more targeted interests in cell\/pathogen interactions; tissue regeneration; functional dysregulation in cancer, atherosclerosis, and neurodegenerative diseases; and biotechnology.<\/p>\n<p>The Program fosters an exceptional level of interaction and collaboration not only within the Cell and Developmental Biology degree program but also with colleagues across the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/\">School of Medicine<\/a><\/u>, <u><a href=\"http:\/\/gsas.virginia.edu\/\">Graduate School of Arts and Sciences<\/a><\/u>, and <u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seas.virginia.edu\/\">School of Engineering and Applied Science<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/ezcol_3quarter] [ezcol_1quarter_end]<\/p>\n<h4>Application<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bims.virginia.edu\/prospective-students\/apply-now\/\">Apply today<\/a><\/strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Deadline for Fall 2019 admission:<\/span><\/strong><u><br \/>\n<\/u><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">December 1, 2018 at 11:59pm, EST<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Note: <em>GRE scores are no longer required for applications.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Publications<\/h4>\n<p>Jessica Neville Little, Noelle D Dwyer;<br \/>\n<strong><em>p53<\/em> deletion rescues lethal microcephaly in a mouse model with neural stem cell abscission defects<\/strong>,<br \/>\n<em>Human Molecular Genetics<\/em>, , ddy350,<br \/>\nOctober 2018<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/hmg\/ddy350\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/hmg\/ddy350<\/a><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/cell-biology\/recent-publications\/\">List of archived publications<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>[\/ezcol_1quarter_end]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>46% of CDB program students matriculate through labs outside of the Department of Cell Biology 84% of eligible CDB students are appointed to NIH institutional training grants 67% of our grads accept an academic postdoc; 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