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:Diane Hoffman-Kim, PhD
Contact: Carol_Folan@Brown.edu
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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 / Hernando Ombao, PhD, MS
Contact: phgp@Brown.edu
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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:Ana Baylin, MD, DrPH/Stephen Buka, ScD
Contact: phgp@Brown.edu
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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:Vincent Mor, PhD
Contact: phgp@Brown.edu
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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:David Rand, PhD
Contact: Carol_Casper@brown.edu
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Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry
Studies cellular, molecular, and biochemical mechanisms of biological processes in development, growth, and disease.
Graduate Program Directors:Michael McKeown, PhD / Tricia Serio, PhD
Contact: MCB_Program@brown.edu
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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: Wayne Bowen, PhD/ Wolfgang Peti, PhD
Contact: mpp@brown.edu
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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:Diane Lipscombe, PhD/ Jerome Sanes, PhD
Contact:nsgp@brown.edu
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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:Andrew G. Campbell, PhD
Contact:Pathobiology@brown.edu
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Fifth Year Masters
Some Graduate Programs in the Division of Biology and Medicine at Brown University offer a Fifth Year Masters program for students completing a Bachelors degree in one of the approved concentrations in the Program in Biology
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