The Ph.D. degree in Comparative Biomedical emphasizes interdepartmental approaches to train students in translational research. Graduates of this program will learn to integrate foundational basic sciences with clinical research to translate the latest discoveries for their application from the bench to the field or to clinical improvements in animal and human health. The program is designed to expand and broaden the scope of biomedical training and research by including graduate faculty and resources of the college’s clinical departments with those in the basic sciences.
This is a college-wide Ph.D. program administered through the Office of Graduate Affairs. The program is available to all qualified students holding professional degrees in the healing arts as well as to graduate students with a strong biological background. Programs of study are available in the following academic departments: Biomedical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Large Animal Medicine, Physiology & Pharmacology, Population Health, Small Animal Medicine & Surgery and Veterinary Pathology.
Director of Graduate Studies Shannon Hostetter, Professor shannon.hostetter@uga.edu Graduate Program Advisor/Graduate Program Administrator Lisa Norris lnorris@uga.edu 706.542-5733 vet.uga.edu