This interdisciplinary program leads to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in biomedical sciences. It recognizes the interrelatedness of the various traditional disciplines and seeks to educate scientists who are qualified to develop this potential. Classroom and laboratory instruction stresses experiences that span a broad spectrum of knowledge. The program provides an integrated background in biological, physical, chemical, and computational disciplines in addition to in-depth training in a specific area of biomedical research. Graduates are expected to be sufficiently flexible to participate in solving a broad range of complex biomedical problems. The primary aim of the program is to prepare students for a research career. In-depth study is possible in a number of areas.<br><br>Concentration in Structural and Quantitative Biology represents the best of traditional research training in areas such as biochemistry, biophysics, molecular biology, computer science, engineering, and physiology, interfaced with the emerging disciplines at the forefront of the biomedical sciences, such as computational and theoretical biology, cellular dynamics and engineering, structural biology, and biomedical imaging. Departments as diverse as chemistry, anatomy, physiology and neuroscience, biochemistry and molecular biology, pharmacology and toxicology, computer science, and biomedical engineering are represented in this area of concentration, but the members of this area share the common interest of understanding their research interest in first, a quantitative manner and, second, at the structural level. Students in this area can be exposed to such state-of the art research environments as high field magnetic resonance and metabolomics, intracellular and extracellular cell signaling pathways and their relationships to cellular function, computer modeling of macromolecular structure and metabolic pathways within cells, designing and constructing of biomimetic sensor systems, threedimensional imaging of organs and tissues using x-rays, ultrasound and computation tomography, and computer analysis of large genomic and medical databases for disease prediction or proteomic profiling. Research laboratories in this concentration feature small groups and close faculty-student mentoring in diverse environments which include the traditional university setting, free-standing research institutes, and hospital-based clinical settings. Students who choose Structural and Quantitative Biology as an area of concentration will gain credentials and the competitiveness for future employment in industry, academia, or medical centers.