Emory University
Biochemistry
Atlanta, GA
Overview
Emory University is a privately controlled, coeducational institution. Founded in Oxford, Georgia, in 1836, the college moved to the Druid Hills area of Atlanta in 1915, at which time the medical school was established. Since that time, Emory has grown into an internationally recognized teaching, research, and service center. The major components of the University are Emory College and Oxford College; the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; the Schools of Business Administration, Law, and Theology; and the Woodruff Health Sciences Center, which includes the Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing, the University hospital and other major hospitals, the Division of Allied Health Professions, and the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. University affiliates include the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Georgia Institute of Technology. Emory is one of the finest settings for advanced training in the biological and biomedical sciences in the Southeast.
Emory University has an enrollment of approximately 10,800 students, more than 4,950 of whom are enrolled in its nine graduate and professional schools. The students are drawn from all areas of the country and abroad; they come from large research-oriented universities and from small liberal arts colleges. The division currently has more than 300 students in various stages of graduate training.
The Location and Community
Metropolitan Atlanta, populated by about 4 million people and widely considered the cultural and industrial center of the Southeast, offers a host of diverse opportunities. The Jimmy Carter Presidential Center and Library and the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change are both internationally known educational service facilities. Culturally, Atlanta offers the Atlanta Ballet, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Alliance Theatre Company, and the High Museum of Art. The city has four major professional sports teams and is easily accessible by a convenient bus and rail system. For outdoor activities, the Appalachian Mountains are located just north of the city, and Atlantic and Gulf Coast beaches are accessible by car.
Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
This graduate program is designed to prepare students for research and teaching careers in biochemistry, cell, and developmental biology, broad disciplines that seek to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of biological processes and understand physiological and developmental processes in the context of the cell as a fundamental unit. The program offers the Ph.D. degree in biochemistry, cell, and developmental biology through the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. The core curriculum utilizes faculty members from different disciplines to provide broad expertise in cellular, chemical, physical, molecular, and medical aspects of the biological sciences. The program also encompasses facets of human and model-system genetics, tumor biology, embryogenesis and development, nutritional biochemistry, toxicology, nucleic acid enzymology, and macromolecular structure and function.
During the first year, students pursue research rotations in three laboratories, take formal course work, and become familiar with current research problems through seminars, discussion groups, and lectures by distinguished visiting scientists. By the end of the first year, students choose a faculty adviser and begin thesis research. Students have the opportunity to create an individualized program of instruction, and with a large and diverse faculty, advanced training is possible in virtually every aspect of modern biochemistry, cellular, and molecular biology. Laboratory investigation employs modern molecular, biochemical, and biophysical technologies and equipment.
Facilities & Resources
Emory University is one of the major biological research and medical referral centers in the Southeast. The state-of-the-art instrumentation that is needed to study virtually any aspect of modern biology or medicine is contained within the laboratories of the division training faculty or in the centralized research facilities of participating departments and centers. Excellent research facilities for high-resolution NMR, ESR, mass spectroscopy, microscopy, X-ray crystallographic analysis, and molecular modeling are available. Facilities for the sequencing and synthesis of polypeptides and nucleic acids and the production of monoclonal antibodies are also housed on the Emory campus. Complete computer facilities are readily accessible. The Health Sciences Library and the Woodruff Library for Advanced Studies house most literature resources, along with up-to-date information retrieval facilities and online journal subscriptions.
Expenses and Aid
Tuition and fees are $33,342, and the cost of books and supplies averages $800 per year. A full tuition waiver is provided for division students.
Financial Aid:
Division students receive full tuition and stipend support. Health insurance is provided for students who are not otherwise covered by an alternative plan.
Housing/Living Expenses:
University housing is available for graduate and professional students at a monthly cost of $450 to $550 for an unfurnished one-bedroom apartment. Most students live off campus in areas that are attractive and conveniently located, where a one-bedroom apartment rents for $500 to $600 per month and a two-bedroom apartment rents for an additional cost of approximately $150 per month. The University provides assistance in locating both on- and off-campus housing.
How to Apply
Students normally matriculate at the beginning of the fall semester. Applications should be completed by January 5 to be considered for fall enrollment. Application information is available on the Web site at the address given below. Prospective applicants should plan to take the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations; official score reports must be transmitted to the University from ETS by the application deadline and must be less than five years old. International applicants are also required to submit TOEFL scores that are less than two years old. The minimum requirements for admission are a bachelor's degree and a grade of B or better in science courses. Members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.
Who to Contact
Recruitment and Admissions
Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Emory University
1462 Clifton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
404-727-2545
http://www.biomed.emory.edu
The Faculty
• M. Showkat Ali, Ph.D., Nagoya (Japan), 1986. The role of angiotensin in regulation of blood pressure.
• Guy M. Benian, M.D., Wayne State, 1980. Muscle and cytoskeleton in Caenorhabditis elegans.
• Kenneth E. Bernstein, M.D., NYU, 1978. Intracellular signaling; tyrosine phosphorylation; tissue-specific gene expression; molecular biology of renin-angiotensin.
• Ping Chen, Ph.D., Chicago, 1996. Molecular regulation of the development and regeneration of the mammalian auditory system.
• Xiaodong Cheng, Ph.D., NYU, 1989. Cellular modifications, including DNA methylation, protein methylation, and histamine methylation.
• Inyeong Choi, Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1996. Molecular and functional characterization of the sodium bicarbonate transporters.
• Leland W. K. Chung, Ph.D., Oregon Health Sciences, 1969. Stromal epithelial interaction on cancer progression; transgene expression in target cells.
• Anita Corbett, Ph.D., Vanderbilt, 1992. Interplay between nucleocytoplasmic transport and cell-cycle progression in yeast.
• Gary F. Crouse, Ph.D., Harvard, 1976. Molecular genetics; DNA repair and recombination in yeast and mouse.
• Marie E. Csete, M.D., Columbia, 1979; Ph.D., Caltech, 2000. Oxygen-mediated regulation of stem-cell development; how stem cells age; degenerative diseases.
• Dean J. Danner, Ph.D., North Dakota, 1968. Human biochemical genetics; gene organization of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial proteins.
• Scott E. Devine, Ph.D., Maryland, 1993. Transposable genetic elements in model organisms and humans.
• Paul W. Doetsch, Ph.D., Temple, 1982. Molecular biology of DNA damage and repair.
• Kenneth E. Dombrowski, Ph.D., Rutgers, 1987. Structure-function of lymphocyte ectoenzymes; structure-immunogenicity relationships of tumor-specific antigens.
• Samuel C. Dudley Jr., M.D., 1989, Ph.D., 1991, Virginia. Electrophysiological and molecular biological techniques; role of ion channels in cardiac arrhythmias.
• Douglas C. Eaton, Ph.D., San Diego, 1971. Ion channels and cellular signaling.
• Dale E. Edmondson, Ph.D., Arizona, 1970. Structure, function, and mechanism of oxidation-reduction enzymes.
• Kathrin L. Engisch, Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis), 1990. Molecular mechanisms of calcium-dependent exocytosis; associated endocytosis in excitable cells.
• Victor Faundez, M.D., 1989, Ph.D., 1995, Catholic University. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of endosomal membrane trafficking in neuronal systems.
• Yue Feng, Ph.D., Vanderbilt, 1990. CNS function and development governed by protein-RNA interactions in response to signal transduction.
• Judith Fridovich-Keil, Ph.D., MIT, 1988. Structure and function of proteins associated with human genetic disease.
• Andreas Fritz, Ph.D., Basel (Switzerland), 1988. Molecular and genetic mechanisms of the early patterning of the nervous system and segmentation of the mesoderm.
• Otto F. Froehlich, Ph.D., Konstanz (Germany), 1976. Mechanisms of transmembrane substrate transport; molecular biology of epididymal secretory proteins.
• Haian Fu, Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1989. Biochemical basis of cellular regulation and signal transduction.
• Robert B. Gunn, M.D., Harvard, 1966. Molecular mechanisms and cellular functions of ion and nonelectrolyte transport.
• Sue Jinks-Robertson, Ph.D., Wisconsin, 1983. Recombination between dispersed repeated sequences in yeast; mutational mechanisms in yeast.
• Dean P. Jones, Ph.D., Oregon, 1976. Diet and cancer; antioxidants and aging.
• Harish C. Joshi, Ph.D., Delhi (India), 1983. Study of microtubules that play crucial roles in both mitotic and postmitotic phases of neuron life.
• Richard A. Kahn, Ph.D., Yale, 1980. Signal transduction and cell regulation by GTP-binding proteins; regulation of membrane traffic.
• William G. Kelly, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1993. Molecular genetic analysis of chromatin organization, germline maintenance, and genome integrity.
• Joseph M. Kinkade Jr., Ph.D., Berkeley, 1966. Role of inflammation/oxidative stress in chronic diseases; biomarkers and molecular epidemiology.
• Yoke W. Kow, Ph.D., Brandeis, 1981. Study of DNA repair pathways in bacterial and eukaryotic systems.
• Andrew P. Kowalczyk, Ph.D., SUNY at Albany, 1992. Molecular interactions, assembly, and signaling of vascular endothelial adhesive intercellular junctions.
• J. David Lambeth, M.D./Ph.D., Duke, 1977. Signal transduction; reactive oxygen intracellular signals; neutrophil regulation; phospholipases and cellular regulation.
• Steven W. L'Hernault, Ph.D., Yale, 1984. Developmental genetics; cell and molecular biology of Caenorhabditis elegans sperm morphogenesis.
• John C. Lucchesi, Ph.D., Berkeley, 1963. Regulation of transcription; functional architecture of chromatin.
• David G. Lynn, Ph.D., Duke, 1977. Develop skeletons other than nucleic acids for autonomous information storage and replication.
• Ichiro Matsumura, Ph.D., Berkeley, 1995. Directed evolution of novel protein function; experimental determination of the adaptive mechanisms.
• Carlos S. Moreno, Ph.D., Emory, 1998. Bioinformatics and DNA microarray analysis of tumors.
• J. Wylie Nichols, Ph.D., California, Davis, 1979. Phospholipid trafficking in yeast.
• Bryan D. Noe, Ph.D., Minnesota, 1971. Protein inhibitors of the propeptide/prohormone convertases.
• Asma Nusrat, M.D., F. J. Medical College (Pakistan), 1982. Analysis of epithelial intercellular junctions; study of epithelial cell polarity and migration .
• Shoichiro Ono, Ph.D., Chiba (Japan), 1996. Regulation of cytoskeletal dynamics.
• David C. Pallas, Ph.D., MIT, 1983. Polyomavirus tumor antigen-associated proteins; regulation of cell-cycle control.
• Grace K. Pavlath, Ph.D., Stanford, 1985. Molecular and cellular mechanisms in skeletal muscle growth, repair, and maintenance.
• Maureen Powers, Ph.D., California, Davis, 1991. Structure and function of the nuclear pore.
• S. Russ Price, Ph.D., East Carolina, 1986. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of muscle atrophy in chronic disease states like uremia and diabetes.
• Daniel Reines, Ph.D., Yeshiva (Einstein), 1985. Biochemistry and molecular genetics of RNA polymerase II transcription.
• Winfield S. Sale, Ph.D., Berkeley, 1977. Role of microtubules in cell motility, with emphasis on the mechanism and regulation of dynein ATPase.
• Charles L. Saxe III, Ph.D., Arizona, 1980. G-protein-coupled receptor-mediated signal transduction and its role(s) in development.
• Iain T. Shepherd, Ph.D., Oxford, 1994. Molecular and genetic mechanisms in enteric nervous system development, using zebrafish.
• Barry D. Shur, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1976. Molecular basis of cellular interactions during fertilization and development.
• Erwin G. Van Meir, Ph.D., Lausanne (Switzerland), 1989. CNS tumor biology and genetics; HIF; angiogenesis; p53; oncolytic therapy; anticancer drug discovery.
• Paul A. Wade, Ph.D., Indiana, 1994. Chromatin-modifying enzymes; effects on chromatin architecture and gene expression regulation.
• Stephen T. Warren, Ph.D., Michigan, 1981. Human genetics; trinucleotide repeat expansion mutations; fragile X syndrome; neurodegeneration.
• Keith D. Wilkinson, Ph.D., Michigan, 1977. Mechanism and regulation of protein synthesis and degradation.
• Vincent W. Yang, Ph.D., Princeton, 1980; M.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, 1984. Proliferation and differentiation of mammalian intestinal epithelial cells.
• Barry Yedvobnick, Ph.D., Connecticut, 1980. Molecular genetics and development; cloning and characterization of genes involved in the CNS development of Drosophila.