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The Committee on Immunology offers a graduate program of study leading
to the Ph.D. in Immunology. The committee is dedicated to the open exchange
of ideas among scholars of all fields, a commitment enhanced by an organizational
structure that completely integrates the basic biological sciences with
the clinical sciences. This multidisciplinary and integrated approach
corresponds well with the reality of the new biology, where molecular
and structural techniques are applied widely and with great success to
clinical problems.
The Committee on Immunology is a member of the Biomedical Sciences Cluster,
which also includes graduate programs from the Committee on Cancer Biology,
the Committee on Human Nutrition and Nutritional Biology, the Committee
on Microbiology and the Department of Pathology. The five academic units
share a joint admissions committee, several common courses, a seminar
series and additional common events for students and faculty within the
cluster. The goal of the cluster system is to encourage interdisciplinary
interactions among both trainees and faculty, and to allow students flexibility
in designing their particular course of study. Admission to the Biomedical
Sciences Cluster allows students to choose the program in which they plan
to take their degree during the first year in residence.
In addition to formal course work, the Committee on Immunology sponsors
a weekly seminar series, an annual fall retreat where students and faculty
present their research, and several focused group meetings.
This page last updated on 8/29/2003
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