Boston, home of the worlds oldest commissioned ship, the USS
CONSTITUTION, is also the home of the urban campus of the
University of Massachusetts. The Biology Department of the
University of Massachusetts-Boston has MS and Ph.D. graduate
programs for students interested in Cellular and Molecular Biology
and Biochemistry. Our faculty have active research programs that
provide research opportunities for students to earn an MS degree
in Biology or Biotechnology, or the Ph.D. in Environmental
Biology. The research interests of the faculty are varied, and
encompass procaryotes, animals, plants, and insects.
Graduate stipends and tuition waivers are available to
students in the program. In addition to their thesis or
dissertation research, students complete a specific core
curriculum of graduate courses. The core curriculum is designed to
provide theoretical and practical knowledge to enable the student
to develop into an independent researcher. Elective courses
further enhance the students background; these courses can be
selected from the wide variety of Biology courses, as well as
appropriate courses from other Departments. The Ph.D. degree
requires a research dissertation conducted in one of our research
laboratories, while the MS degree has thesis, non-thesis, and
research internship options. There are also collaborative research
projects between faculty to accommodate students who have
interests spanning several fields of research interest.
Our campus is located on Boston Harbor, with one of the most
scenic views in the city. We are 10 min from the heart of the city
and other universities. Direct public transportation to the campus
is also accompanied by the university shuttle service. Extensive
university parking facilities are also available. We are walking
distance to the JFK Library and the State Archives.
We invite all qualified individuals to request further
information or to apply to one of our programs.
The participating faculty include:
Steven Ackerman (Biology) Transcription in plants and animals
Kamaljit Bawa (Biology) Plant genetics and evolution
Gregory Beck (Biology) Insect immunology
Kenneth Campbell (Biology) Reproductive endocrinology
Robert Chen (Env. Sciences) Geochemistry
Elizabeth Davis (Biology) Plant developmental biology
Joseph Gindhart (Biology) Drosophila intracellular transport
William Hagar (Biology) Photosynthesis
Richard Kesseli (Biology) Plant population genetics
Kenneth Kleene (Biology) Animal developmental biology
Andrea Novicki (Biology) Neurobiology
Michael Shiaris (Biology) Microbial degradation of organic
pollutants
Rachel Skvirsky (Biology) Extracellular secretion in bacteria
Manickam Sugumaran (Biology) Protein chemistry and enzymology
Robert Stevenson (Biology) Animal physiology
Richard White (Biology) Vision physiology
Garrison Wilkes (Biology) Plant genetics
For more information and application forms, please contact:
Jan Heatley, Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Biology
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125
617-287-6600 phone / 617-287-6650 fax
email: heatley at umbsky.cc.umb.edu
web page: http://www.bio.umb.edu