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Master of Science
A candidate for the master’s degree in biology
must complete at least eight different graduate
level courses, of which at least four must be in the
Department of Biology. All courses must be
approved by the committee appointed to guide the
student’s work. Courses taken at recognized marine
laboratories or field stations may be offered for
credit. No more than two credits may be transferred
from another institution.
Research Master of Science Degree: A research
master of science student must take six courses for
letter grades (B- or better) including one required
seminar (normally either Biology 243, Topics in
Molecular and Cell Biology or Biology 244, Topics
in Evolutionary Ecology). No more than one of
these six may be guided individual study (Biology
293 or 294). Also required for the research master
of science are two research courses (Biology 295
and 296) and preparation and successful defense of
an original thesis. A student in a research master’s
program is normally expected to serve as a teaching
assistant for at least one semester.
Course-work Master of Science Degree: A
course-work master of science student must take
eight courses for letter grades (B- or better)
including one required seminar (normally either
Biology 243, Topics in Molecular and Cell Biology
or Biology 244, Topics in Evolutionary Ecology).
Students in the B.S.-M.S. combined-degrees
program are normally required to prepare an
original thesis.
Doctor of Philosophy
A candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree is
expected to plan and undertake a program of
advanced study and research in consultation with a
faculty committee. The candidate is required to
serve as a teaching assistant for at least two
semesters.
During the first year, students are expected to
complete at least two research rotations (Bio
253/254). Following completion, students must
choose and be accepted into the laboratory of a
faculty member under whose direction they will
carry out their research and prepare their dissertations.
Entry into the Ph.D. degree program is not
official until the candidate passes a qualifying
procedure. The procedure includes a written
examination in the candidate’s field of special
interest and related areas, and the preparation and
defense of a detailed written thesis research
proposal.
For more detailed information, please visit the
website http://ase.tufts.edu/biology.
Biomedical Engineering
Professor David Kaplan, Chair and Stern Family Professor;
Biopolymer engineering, biomaterials, tissue engineering,
regenerative medicine
Professor Mark Cronin-Golomb, Optical instrumentation,
laser tweezers, atomic force microscopy, nonlinear optics
Professor Sergio Fantini, Biomedical optics, near-infrared
spectroscopy, diffuse optical imaging
Professor Fiorenzo Omenetto, Frank C. Doble Professor;
Ultrafast nonlinear optics, medical optics
Associate Professor Irene Georgakoudi, Biomedical
spectroscopic imaging and characterization, in vivo flow
cytometry, biomedical instrumentation
Assistant Professor Lauren Black, Cardiovascular tissue
engineering, tissue mechanics and visualization, computational
modeling, myocardial infarction, regenerative medicine,
cardiogenesis
Assistant Professor Catherine K. Kuo, Regenerative
medicine, tissue engineering, stem cells, biomaterials,
developmental biology
Assistant Professor Qiaobing Xu, Biomaterials, drug
delivery, micro/nanofabrication, tissue engineering
Research Professor Barbara Brodsky, Collagen folding
and degradation
Research Assistant Professor Greg Altman, Ligament
formation, impact of mechanical forces on human adult stem
cell differentiation, bioreactor systems, in vitro tissue
formation and development
Research Assistant Professor Alessandra Balduini,
Regulation, environment and pathology of megakaryocytes
to platelets
Research Assistant Professor Bruce Panilaitis, Vaccine
development, metabolic engineering, immunology
Research Assistant Professor Angelo Sassaroli,
Near-infrared spectroscopy, functional brain imaging
Research Assistant Professor Hu Tao, Multifunctional
micro/nano electronic and photonic devices with biocompatible
and degradable silk films
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