Master of Science in Biological Sciences

The Master of Science in Biological Sciences is a research intensive program designed to address one of the most important issues of our times.  The program goal is to train students for scientific careers focused on understanding the aging process as well as detecting, preventing, and treating age-related conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, cancer, stroke, and arthritis.

Students in this program will be trained as scientists in interdisciplinary research encompassing genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, age-associated diseases and disciplines of biotechnology including genomicas, proteomics, protein interaction networks and bio-informatics.