Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Immunology 24 months PHD Programme By Cornell University |TopUniversities

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Immunology

Subject Ranking

# 31QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

MedicineMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Study Level

PHD

The Graduate Field of Immunology & Infectious Disease (IID) offers broad training in the areas of innate and adaptive immunity, along with the mechanisms used by pathogens to invade, replicate and spread within human and animal populations. We emphasize the basic principles underlying host-pathogen interactions and the experimental tools required to understand those interactions. We are particularly interested in how pathogens are recognized and eliminated by the host. This includes the signaling pathways utilized by granulocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, and B- and T-lymphocytes in the context of infection and autoimmune dysfunction. On the pathogen side, we study a wide variety of disease agents (ranging from viruses to bacteria, protozoal, and worms pathogens) in order to identify the mechanisms they use to establish acute and chronic infection in different host species. As a member of the Biomedical and Biological Sciences Graduate Program (BBS), IID is part of a vibrant graduate community in the Veterinary College.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Study Level

PHD

The Graduate Field of Immunology & Infectious Disease (IID) offers broad training in the areas of innate and adaptive immunity, along with the mechanisms used by pathogens to invade, replicate and spread within human and animal populations. We emphasize the basic principles underlying host-pathogen interactions and the experimental tools required to understand those interactions. We are particularly interested in how pathogens are recognized and eliminated by the host. This includes the signaling pathways utilized by granulocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, and B- and T-lymphocytes in the context of infection and autoimmune dysfunction. On the pathogen side, we study a wide variety of disease agents (ranging from viruses to bacteria, protozoal, and worms pathogens) in order to identify the mechanisms they use to establish acute and chronic infection in different host species. As a member of the Biomedical and Biological Sciences Graduate Program (BBS), IID is part of a vibrant graduate community in the Veterinary College.

Admission Requirements

7+
Students must have a Honor's Level BA; Honor's Level BSc.

2 Years
Jan-2000

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