Chair: Michael Greene
Program Assistant: Kathryn Stucker, Meghan Manwarring, Barbara McClure
Graduate Program Director: Michael Wunder
Health Careers Advising: Trishia Vasquez, Kenneth English
BA/BS-MD Program Coordinator: Kenneth English
Lab Coordinator: James Salmen
Office: Science, 2071
Telephone: 303-556-8440
Fax: 303-556-4352
Website: clas.ucdenver.edu/biology/
Overview
MS in Biology
The MS in Biology program offers students the opportunity to receive advanced training and research experience in an area of specialization of one of our nationally and internationally recognized faculty members. The master’s program is designed to prepare graduate students for careers in research and teaching; for employment in business, industry and government; for existing career advancement; and for continuing post-baccalaureate work in PhD and professional programs. Students in the program specialize in fields ranging from cell and molecular biology to ecology and evolution.
The master’s program is a research-based program. Applicants to the program must have a declared area of specialization that aligns with the research focus of a biology graduate faculty member. Program advising faculty are from the departments of Integrative Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology at CU Denver as well as from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the Denver Botanic Gardens. A strong culture of mentorship, shared by all students and faculty, provides a unique opportunity for close collaboration and for high-quality individually-directed research mentoring by advisors and advisory committees. Faculty expertise on the Department of Integrative Biology website (clas.ucdenver.edu/biology/). Students must contact prospective faculty advisors to determine if openings are available within the faculty member’s research group.
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PhD in Integrative and Systems Biology
The PhD program in Integrative and Systems Biology at the University of Colorado Denver is a multidisciplinary, dual campus program that offers students opportunities to address complex questions in biology using computational, laboratory and field approaches. Program advising faculty are from the departments of Integrative Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology at CU Denver as well as from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the Denver Botanic Gardens. A strong culture of mentorship, shared by all students and faculty, provides a unique opportunity for close collaboration and for high-quality individually-directed research mentoring by advisors and advisory committees.
The PhD program is research-based. Applicants to the program must have a declared area of specialization that aligns with the research focus of a program graduate faculty member. Faculty expertise can be found on the Department of Integrative Biology website (clas.ucdenver.edu/biology/). Students must contact prospective faculty advisors to determine if openings are available within the faculty member’s research group.
Click here to learn about the Integrative and Systems Biology PhD requirements.
Requirements for Admission to MS or PhD
- A BA/BS from an accredited institution awarded within the last 10 years (validation of current content may be required)
- Minimum undergraduate GPA: 3.0
- TOEFL: required for international applicants from countries in which English is not the official language
- 3 letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts from all attended institutions
- Students are required to contact faculty in advance. Prior to application, applicants must have identified and contacted an available Faculty Advisor to ensure the availability of a position and appropriate research interests
Prerequisite courses required:
- One year of general biology (including molecular, cellular, organismal, ecological, and evolutionary topics), or equivalent in professional experience
- One year of any combination of chemistry, physics or mathematics
- One course in applied or biological statistics (through regression and ANOVA)
- Additional prerequisite requirements may be set by the student's faculty advisor
- Provisional admissions will be considered in cases where not all prerequisites have been met
Application deadline is January 1 for both domestic U.S. and international students. Application to the MS program is through CU Denver Admissions.
Faculty
Professors:
Michael J. Greene, PhD, Oregon State University
John G. Swallow, PhD, University of Wisconsin Madison
Diana F. Tomback, PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Associate Professors:
Sara Branco, PhD, University of Chicago
Laurel Hartley, PhD, Colorado State University
Christopher S. Miller, PhD, University of California Los Angeles
Annika Mosier, PhD, Stanford University
Christopher J. Phiel, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University
Gregory Ragland, PhD, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Timberley M. Roane, PhD, University of Arizona
Alan Vajda, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
Michael Wunder, PhD, Colorado State University
Assistant Professors:
Carlos Infante, PhD, Harvard University
Michael Moore, PhD, Case Western Reserve University
Senior Instructors:
Hannah Anchordoquy, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
Laurel Beck, PhD, Michigan State University
David Knochel, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
Lisa Johansen, PhD, University of Alabama
Erin Kelso, PhD, University of Indiana
Paul Le, PhD, University of Colorado Denver
Molly Nepokroeff, PhD, University of Wisconsin Madison
Kimberly F. Regier, EdD, University of Colorado Denver
Emeritus Faculty:
Gerald Audesirk, PhD, California Institute of Technology
Teresa E. Audesirk, PhD, University of Southern California
Leo P. Bruederle, PhD, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Linda K. Dixon, PhD,University of Illinois
John H. Freed, PhD, Stanford University
Charles A. Ferguson, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder
Bradley J. Stith, PhD, Washington State University