{"id":49,"date":"2023-08-10T17:19:41","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T17:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2024-12-04T16:50:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T00:50:39","slug":"phd-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/phd-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary has-image horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/08\/web-_Prospective_Students-topaz-768x432.jpg\"\n          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Our efforts to support graduate education include providing students with resources, opportunities, collaborative and innovative research environment, professional development and mentorship in their training to prepare them as future leaders in the biomedical sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--video-with-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--video-with-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <div class=\"videos-container\">\n                    <div class=\"video-container reverse \">\n\n                      <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Featured Video<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Graduate Education at the Keck School of Medicine\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>From stem cell and regenerative medicine to population and public health sciences, learn how the Keck School of Medicine&#8217;s deep and broad involvement in biomedical research and clinical care makes it a great place to pursue a graduate degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          \n                      <div class=\"image-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/11\/grad-education-video-cover-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2023\/11\/grad-education-video-cover-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Graduate student and mentors in lab environment.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                              <a onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nwZfBPgA180\" data-lity aria-label=\"Graduate Education at the Keck School of Medicine, Play video in lightbox\" class=\"play-video\">\n                  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n\t viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n<rect fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#990000\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"\/>\n<polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" points=\"32,25 22,32 22,18 \"\/>\n<\/svg>\n                <\/a>\n                          <\/div>\n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      \n    \n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          PhD Programs in Biomedical and Biological Sciences\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Programs in Biomedical and Biological Sciences (PIBBS) allows students to explore various biomedical fields via lab rotations before choosing a specific interdisciplinary PhD program. PhDs are available in Cancer Biology and Genomics; Development, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine; Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Pathogenesis; and Medical Biophysics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pibbs\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;More&#x20;About&#x20;PIBBS\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    More About PIBBS\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/pibbs\/phd-programs\/\"\n    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