Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry - DNA Metabolism and Genome Maintenance

The genome is perhaps life’s greatest achievement. Packaged within a four letter code is life’s instruction manual. It is now clear that this manual is subject to enormous degree of regulation at the level of chromatin organization, nucleosome positioning and modification, as well as epigenetic modification of the nucleic acids themselves. When a cell divides, this genome must be efficiently and accurately copied. When a cell is exposed to mutagenic attack, the genome must be protected and repaired.

A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution is required. International applicants must have a degree comparable to a regionally accredited U.S. bachelor’s degree. You must have completed your undergraduate degree, or similar, before starting graduate school. A minimum undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 on the equivalent of the last 60 credit hours (approximately two years of work) or a master’s degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required. The Graduate School will take into consideration different grade scales from institutions that do not have 4.00 scales (e.g., institutions outside the United States of America).