| EMORY UNIVERSITY | |
| Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution Graduate Program | |
| Degree granted: | Ph.D. in Molecular Evolution, Population Biology of Infectious Disease, M.D./Ph.D. in Molecular Evolution, Population Biology of Infectious Disease |
| Training available: | Doctoral, Ph.D. Postdoctoral |
| Current enrollment: | 20 Doctoral |
| Number of graduates in last 2 years: | 3 Doctoral |
| Faculty status: | 7 Ph.D. |
| Areas of concentration: | anthropological genetics, epidemiology, molecular genetics, population genetics, molecular evolution, population and comparative genomics, analysis of complex genetic traits, infectious diseases |
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| Financial support: | The Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution Program (PBEE) is a multidisciplinary graduate training program that offers competitive stipends ($24,000) and tuition scholarships to all accepted students for the Ph.D. degree. |
| Application deadline: | January 3rd |
| Contact: |
Michael E Zwick, Director of Graduate Studies, Emory University, Human Genetics, 615 Michael Street, Suite 301, Atlanta, GA, 30322, Tel: (404) 727-9924, Fax: (404) 727-3949, E-mail: mzwick@genetics.emory.edu Malia Escobar, Program Administrator, Emory University, Biology, Rollins Rsch Ctr 1001, Atlanta, GA, 30322, Tel: (404) 727-0404, Fax: (404) 727-2880, E-mail: malia.escobar@emory.edu |
| Web homepage: | http://www.biomed.emory.edu/PROGRAM_SITES/PBEE/ |
| The Emory University graduate program in Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution (PBEE) is part of the Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. Faculty include members of the departments of Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, Environmental Studies and Psychology, as well as faculty in the Rollins School of Public Health and Medical School. The graduate faculty also includes investigators at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Yerkes Primate Center. Founded in 1994, the PBEE program now includes 27 faculty and 21 graduate students. Areas of emphasis and expertise include: The ecology and evolution of infectious diseases and molecular evolution and functional genomics. | |