Quick Program Facts
Degree Programs: PhD, MS (thesis/non-thesis)
Application Deadlines: December 15
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programs
The Biomedical Sciences (BIMS) doctor of philosophy (PhD) degree program provides students with a comprehensive educational experience that integrates didactic curricular learning with immersive research training. The Physiology & Developmental Biology (P&DB) curriculum prepares BIMS PhD and MS thesis students for a wide range of biomedical careers. Students in this track achieve advanced, integrated understanding of animal formation and function at perspectives ranging from molecules to whole organisms.
Faculty from our five academic departments train BIMS PhD students within the structure of four customizable curricular training tracks. All PhD students must successfully complete a set of non-course requirements, which trainees fulfill as they progress through academic milestones.
A core advantage of the graduate education experience within the BIMS PhD and MS thesis degree programs is the alignment of graduate training with the college’s research strengths through curricular training tracks. These tracks capitalize on the interdepartmental, cross-disciplinary nature of our research strengths, providing faculty with a natural structure for teaching and mentorship.
Students select a curricular training track based upon their research interests, planned project and/or faculty mentor’s area of research. Building upon common core courses for the program, each curricular training track has required coursework and recommended electives designed to build a body of knowledge relevant to the student’s specific research focus.
The high level of cooperation among faculty from various departments within the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) and across the Texas A&M University scientific community provides a unique interdisciplinary training environment. Investigators use state-of-art in vitro, in vivo and ex vivo experimental models and analytical capabilities taking advantage of extensive research facilities and big data analytical platforms.
The Physiology & Developmental Biology (P&DB) areas of research include:
- cardiovascular physiology,
- regenerative medicine and the biology of regeneration,
- toxicology, and
- reproductive sciences.
During year one, the CVMBS Office of Research & Graduate Studies will provide the following for each student participating in the rotation program:
A graduate research assistantship with an annual stipend of $22,000. The faculty mentor selected at the end of the rotation process is responsible for the assistantship after year one.
Payment of tuition and fees (approximately $10,400) for minimum full-time enrollment in fall, spring and summer semesters. The faculty mentor selected at the end of the rotation process is responsible for tuition and fees after year one.
Life in College Station
The comparatively low cost of living and abundant housing and entertainment options in Bryan/College Station—and the surrounding cities of Houston and Austin—helps students stretch their stipends even further.
Find Where You Fit
Our interdisciplinary programs integrate related research across basic science and clinical departments and academic centers. Because our faculty members have the freedom to join focus areas based on their research interests rather than being
locked into a departmental structure, students will interact with faculty who bring diverse backgrounds and perspectives to their chosen field of study.
Program contact: Mike Criscitiello, PhD, MCriscitiello@cvm.tamu.edu