Graduate Programs in Biology and Public Health

Biomedical Engineering: Exploits biological molecules and organisms to develop new technologies and manipulates living cells to produce replacement organs and novel therapies.
Graduate Program Director: Eric Darling, PhD
Contact: Carol_Folan@Brown.edu

Biostatistics: The graduate program trains students to develop novel quantitative methods and to apply these to substantive problems in public health, biomedical and social science research.
Graduate Program Directors:
Joseph Hogan, ScD / Zhijin Wu, PhD, MS
Contact: phgp@Brown.edu

Biotechnology: Studies a range of topics related to the field of biotechnology such as regenerative medicine, stem cells, nerve guidance, and drug discovery to allow students to conduct translational research, from conceptual design through in vivo testing with an eye toward clinical implementation.
Graduate Program Director: Edith Mathiowitz, PhD
Contact: Carol_Folan@Brown.edu

Computational Biology: Seeks to make breakthrough discoveries in the life sciences through the development and application of novel computational, mathematical, and statistical techniques. Research in the program aims to expoit opportunities emerging from rapid technological advances in genomics and proteomics.
Graduate Program Director: Ben Raphael, PhD
Contact: CCMBPHD@Brown.edu

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology: Seeks to understand biological patterns and processes ranging from DNA to dinosaurs, using integrative approaches with genetic models, functional analyses of whole organisms, and natural experiments in the field.
Graduate Program Director: Elizabeth Brainerd, PhD and Thomas Roberts, PhD
Contact: Jesse_Marsh@brown.edu

Epidemiology: A public health discipline that studies the distribution and determinants of disease in populations to generate new discoveries regarding disease causation and to develop community- and individual- based preventive activities.
Graduate Program Directors: Dominique Michaud, ScD
Contact: phgp@Brown.edu

Health Services Research: Analyzes the organization, policies, and economic forces affecting health care delivery systems, providers, and consumers with the goal of improving services and creating more equitable health outcomes by influencing health policy at all levels.
Graduate Program Director: Amal Trivedi, MD, MPH
Contact: phgp@Brown.edu

Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry: Studies cellular, molecular, and biochemical mechanisms of biological processes in development, growth, and disease.
Graduate Program Directors:
Arthur Salomon, PhD / Judith Bender, PhD
Contact: MCB_Program@brown.edu

Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology: Studies the underlying mechanisms of basic physiological processes, their structural components, and how drugs affect these processes to develop cures for diseases.
Graduate Program Directors: Anita Zimmerman, PhD
Contact: mpp@brown.edu

Neuroscience: Unites experimental and theoretical scientists who study the molecules, cells, and networks of the brain to advance understanding of nervous system function, disease, and treatment.
Graduate Program Directors: David Sheinberg, PhD / Jerome Sanes, PhD
Contact: nsgp@brown.edu

Pathobiology: Uncovers the mechanisms of disease initiation, progression and resolution by working in the thematic areas of immunology & infectious disease; toxicology & environmental pathology; and cancer biology.
Graduate Program Director: Jonathan Reichner, PhD
Contact: Pathobiology@brown.edu