Biomedical Sciences Graduate Opportunities
Diverse Disciplines
Engage in our Research
Tuition Waiver • Annual Stipend from $23,000 to $25,500
The Department of Biomedical Sciences is led by 48 faculty members from diverse biomedical and biological disciplines. M.S. and Ph.D. opportunities are available in basic research in the life sciences, applied biomedical research and research in medical education. For more information or to apply, contact us at phd-med-research@ohio.edu or 740.593.2327.
Cancer Biology
- Fabian Benencia, Ph.D., associate professor, immunology
- Xiaozhuo Chen, Ph.D., associate professor, transgenic systems
- John Kopchick, Ph.D., Goll-Ohio Professor of Molecular Biology
- Ramiro Malgor, M.D., associate professor, pathology
- Vishwajeet Puri, Ph.D., M.S., Heritage Endowed Professor, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Research Endowment
- Thomas Rosol, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.B.A., professor, endocrine and bone pathology
Diabetes and Metabolic Disease
- Darlene Berryman, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., associate dean, research and innovation, and professor, biomedical sciences
- Leslie Consitt, Ph.D., associate professor, microanatomy, and holder of Heritage Endowed Fellowship in Enhanced Metabolic Aging, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Research Endowment
- John Kopchick, Ph.D., Goll-Ohio Professor of Molecular Biology
- Kevin Lee, Ph.D., associate professor, diabetes
- Chunmin Lo, Ph.D., associate professor of neurophysiology, obesity and diabetes
- Sonia Michael Najjar, Ph.D. M.S., professor and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation John J. Kopchick, Ph.D., Endowed Eminent Research Chair
- Craig Nunemaker, Ph.D., associate professor, biomedical sciences
- Vishwajeet Puri, Ph.D., M.S., Heritage Endowed Professor, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Research Endowment
- Thomas Rosol, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.B.A., professor, endocrine and bone pathology
Integrative Anatomy and Biomechanics
Immunology
- Fabian Benencia, Ph.D., associate professor, immunology
Molecular Microbiology
- Mario Grijalva, Ph.D., professor, microbiology
- Erin Murphy, Ph.D., professor, bacteriology
- Shaohua Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor, medical microbiology (bacterial pathogensis)
Molecular Medicine
- Mark Berryman, Ph.D., associate professor, cell biology
- Peter Coschigano, Ph.D., associate professor, microbiology
- John Kopchick, Ph.D., Goll-Ohio Professor of Molecular Biology
- Ramiro Malgor, M.D., associate professor, pathology
- Sonia Michael Najjar, Ph.D., M.S., professor and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation John J. Kopchick, Ph.D., Endowed Eminent Research Chair
- Craig Nunemaker, Ph.D., associate professor, biomedical sciences
- Vishwajeet Puri, Ph.D., M.S., Heritage Endowed Professor, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Research Endowment
- Thomas Rosol, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.B.A., professor, endocrine and bone pathology
Musculoskeletal and Neurologic Disease
- Cory Baumann, Ph.D., assistant professor & investigator
- Brian Clark, Ph.D., professor, physiology & neuroscience, and Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Harold E. Clybourne, D.O., Endowed Research Chair
- Leslie Consitt, Ph.D., associate professor, microanatomy, and holder of Heritage Endowed Fellowship in Enhanced Metabolic Aging, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Research Endowment
- Yang Li, Ph.D., professor, neuroscience
- Thomas Rosol, D.V.M., Ph.D., M.B.A., professor, endocrine and bone pathology
- Nathaniel Szewczyk, Ph.D., professor & principal investigator, and Heritage Endowed Professor in Molecular Medicine, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Ralph S. Licklider, D.O., Research Endowment
- Susan Williams, Ph.D., professor, anatomy, and associate dean of faculty
- Shouan Zhu, Ph.D., assistant professor & investigator