The Cell Biology Area of Concentration within the Biomedical Science Ph.D. program offers a program of study with comprehensive training in modern molecular and cellular research. The concentration is composed of faculty from basic as well as clinical departments of UConn Health, all of whom are conducting state-of-the-art research in wide ranging areas of Biomedical Sciences. The fundamental philosophy of the Cell Biology concentration is to advance knowledge in basic and clinical problems from the cellular and molecular perspective.

The Cell Biology concentration is particularly strong in the following areas of research:

Angiogenesis Bone Biology Cancer Biology Cardiac and Cardiovascular Biology Cellular Organelle Structure and Function Computational Biology Cytoskeleton and Molecular Motors Gene Expression

Molecular Medicine Optical Methods Quantitative Proteomics Reproductive Biology Sensory Transduction Signal Transduction Tumor Immunology Vascular Biology

Admissions Information

The application for Fall 2027 will open in mid-September. The deadline for application, application fee, and supporting materials for Fall 2027 is December 1, 2026. Detailed information on the application process can be found here: https://health.uconn.edu/graduate-school/admissions/apply/

Questions about admissions? Contact BiomedSciAdmissions@uchc.edu