WelcomeThe Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) graduate program was founded in 1971 to meet the growing need to train scientists in the latest research techniques in a multidisciplinary setting. The CMB faculty of the University of Vermont (UVM) are from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Nursing and Health and The College of Medicine. Graduate education at UVM is characterized by a close and collegial environment that stresses active mentorship and scientific excellence. The central theme of the CMB program is to provide a rich experience at the forefront of modern biology focusing on collaborative research between students and investigators across the UVM campus. Currently the CMB program has over 40 students and 50 faculty from 17 different departments. Most students in the program are enrolled in the PhD program. Our program is unique in its multi- and interdisciplinary nature that is not constricted by the boundaries of a typical size department–based program. The CMB curriculum is designed to provide flexibility. The numbers of courses are kept to a minimum yet still provide access to an array of courses that a multidisciplinary program provides to tailor the curriculum to the student according to his or her interests. In this way we provide the best possible training to prepare the student to succeed in their future endeavors. |
Student Spotlight
Nels received a B.S. from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA in 2002. Upon graduation he worked as a research technician at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, ME, until entering the Cell and Molecular Biology Program in 2004. Nels entered UVM as a graduate student in Dr. Ted Bovill's lab before joining Dr. Albert van der Vliet to do his thesis work. Nels is primarily interested in the patho-physiological effects of Nitric Oxide Synthase 2 in the airway epithelium. Nels is a member of the graduate student senate for 2005/2006. |
