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The program in toxicology offers study leading to a Ph.D. degree in
the biomedical sciences with specialization in the broad area of toxicology.
Program faculty
members are drawn from faculty members from the University
of Texas Medical School at Houston, the University
of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the University
of Texas School of Public Health. Opportunities for collaboration exist
with NASA, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Houston, Rice
University, and with Texas Southern University
through an NIH-funded
training program. Graduate work consists of research tutorials, core
courses in the biomedical sciences, advanced courses in toxicology, and
other specialized courses. Under the direction of a faculty preceptor
and with the assistance of a faculty supervisory committee, the student
is required to carry out independent research leading to original findings
in an area related to toxicology and culminating in the Ph.D. thesis.
In addition, the program's faculty and students participate in regular
seminars, a journal club, and research meetings.
Research opportunities exist to study molecular and cellular mechanisms of
toxicity in the respiratory, kidney, liver, reproductive, skin, and
immune systems. In addition, study can be conducted in nutritional
toxicology, mutagenesis/carcinogenesis, occupational/environmental medicine,
cytochrome P-450, toxicity of chemotherapeutic drugs, radiation-induced
injury, and exposure assessment analysis. Particular strengths
of the program are the modern molecular and cellular approaches used
in these areas of study in order to understand mechanisms of cell and
organ injury using various model systems and an opportunity for interaction
with industry.
Modern facilities support research in all areas of molecular and biological
science. Libraries, computer facilities, and equipment of the highest
quality are employed in research throughout the University of Texas components.
The Texas Medical Center complex is one of the world's major centers of
medical research and technology. The Medical Center has extensive
facilities for patient care and opportunities for interaction with clinical
researchers as well as with other biomedical science groups. This
provides students with broad exposure to both clinical and biological approaches
to research.
Graduate School assistantships are available to first-year Ph.D. students.
In 1999-2000, first-year students receive $18,000 per annum. The assistantships
require no service other than degree-related academic activities. They
also provide all or the majority of the students' medical and dental insurance.
After the first year, students are supported by traineeships, research
assistantships, and a variety of special fellowships.
Tuition for full-time students (those who are registered for 9 semester
hours) is $522 per semester for Texas residents and $2,466 per semester
for nonresidents in 1999-2000. Students who are employed on at least a
half-time basis by the University as graduate research assistants or who
hold certain competitive fellowships are considered state residents for
the purpose of tuition assessment.
Houston has a wide selection of living quarters within a convenient distance
of the University. Generally, rents for unfurnished one-bedroom apartments
begin at $550 per month. Health Science Center housing
is available.
The GSBS student body has tripled in size since 1980. In the summer of
1998, 399 students registered, 90% in the Ph.D. program, 9% in the M.S.
program, and 1% as non-degree students; 32% are from Texas, 35% from other
U.S. states, and 33% from foreign countries; 50% are female and 50% are
male. The 1998 entering class included 4 African Americans, 2 American
Indian, 2 Hispanics and 12 Asian Americans.
The Texas Medical Center is located approximately 5 miles south of
downtown Houston. Houston, one of the nation's largest cities and seaports,
is located 50 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. The Houston Symphony,
the Houston Ballet, the Houston Grand Opera, the Alley Theatre, the Museum
of Fine Arts, and the Contemporary Arts Museum are among the many cultural
attractions in the area.
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences was established in 1963
by the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to provide research
training in the basic biomedical sciences. While the School became part
of the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center in 1972, the relationship
with the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is maintained through participation
of its research faculty in the education and training of GSBS students.
The preferred application date for U.S. citizens seeking fall admission
is January 15. Applications
for the fall, spring, or summer terms must be completed two months prior
to the anticipated enrollment date. All credentials from U.S. applicants
should be forwarded to the Office of the Registrar.
Applicants who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents must submit
the International Student Application by December 15.
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