Accelerated Graduate Studies in Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Accelerated Graduate Studies in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
The University of Iowa

The Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology offers accelerated research training leading to the Ph.D. degree. Our aim is to expedite progress towards a degree for highly focused/trained individuals.

• Program begins in January with laboratory research rotations
• Two to three rotations will be completed during spring semester with supervision of a mentoring committee to ensure adequate research progress
• Students start thesis research during the summer before formal classes commence in the fall semester with an emphasis towards the individual student’s research interest
• $23,000 Annual Stipend and Tuition Scholarship
• Medical coverage paid by the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
• Housing is available near campus; must be secured by participant and paid by participant

The University of Iowa is a Research I institution with a student enrollment of 30,000 with an outstanding biomedical research complex. The university ranks 10th among public universities and second among Big Ten schools in the National Institutes of Health awards. The University of Iowa is located in a diverse, cosmopolitan community of 60,000 set in Iowa's rolling hills and woods along the tree-lined banks of the Iowa River. The Iowa City metropolitan area was ranked as the third most educated area in the country by USA Today , and was ranked second by the Forbes/Milken Institute as the Best Small Metro Area in the country.

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