Doctoral Program Overview
Students planning on pursuing an academic career
that includes teaching and research in the Basic Science or Applied
Components of Nutrition need to complete a Doctoral Degree.
The CWRU Ph.D. program in Nutrition is individualized
to meet the goals of the student. Faculty members are readily available
for in-depth consultation and guidance. See 'Faculty Directory'
to read about the research interests of our faculty members.
The graduate program includes courses, formal and
informal seminars, and most importantly, the performance of original
research. Major emphasis is placed on the research project. By the end
of the first semester, the student chooses a research advisor from the
participating faculty members. The student's interest is a primary factor
in the choice of advisors, who provide research training in Nutritional
Biochemistry/Metabolism, Molecular Nutrition and Applied Nutrition.
The department has laboratories equipped
with Gas Chromatographs-Mass Spectrometers as well
as animal laboratories and an organic chemistry laboratory.
Graduate students will also have
completed studies in clinical settings through
close cooperation with other departments and medical centers. |
Degree Requirements and Curriculum
Application
Please visit CASE School of Graduate
Studies - Application Information and Forms link:
http://www.case.edu/provost/gradstudies/forms.htm
Biomedical Science Training Program
For graduate students in the Ph.D. program,
the Nutrition Training Program at CWRU is broad based, and interdisciplinary
in all aspects of metabolic processes. Training is provided by members
of the faculty whose interests are in nutrition, biochemistry and molecular
biology. They are engaged in investigations ranging from subcellular
studies of metabolic regulation to investigations in humans. See faculty
directory for research interests. The training faculty have their principal
appointments in the Departments of Nutrition, Biochemistry, Molecular
Biology and Microbiology, Medicine, Pediatrics and Pharmacology.
All training faculty have well-established
research programs supported by research grants. The faculty believe
that there are major contributions, beyond those already achieved, that
can be made to our understanding of the molecular basis of metabolic
processes. They especially believe that the training of individuals
towards this goals should utilize an integrated basic science approach.
All first-year Ph.D. students take a comprehensive
core course in Cellular and Molecular Biology. This year-long course
consists of six hours of lecture material each week, and is taught coopera-tively
by several science departments. In addition to the Core Curriculum lectures,
first-year students take courses in nutrition and participate in seminar
programs as well as journal clubs. Most of the remaining courses required by
this program will be taken during the second year.
A prime criterion for acceptance of potential trainees
to the program is their desire to pursue an academic career in metabolic
and nutritional research, or work in an industrial setting.
- Full-time graduate students in this program have
their tuition waived and receive a competitive stipend.
- For more information, please contact Dr. Maria Hatzoglou
at mxh8@case.edu
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