Graduate Programs

Options at Penn State for PhD and Masters degrees supported by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences

Doctoral Programs

Bioinformatics and Genomics

Cell and Developmental Biology

Ecology

Genetics

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Molecular Medicine

Molecular Toxicology

Neuroscience

Physiology

Plant Biology

Masters Programs

Master of Biotechnology

Faculty Spotlight: Gary Perdew

John T. and Paige S. Smith Professor in Agricultural Sciences

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News: Rescuing honey bee hives
Honey bee colonies are collapsing in record numbers, and Penn State entomologists -- including Huck Institutes affiliate Christina Grozinger -- are leading the pack of researchers scrambling to figure out why. Rescuing honey bee hives - Full article; David Hughes consulted in production of post-apocalyptic video game "The Last of Us"
Sony and video game developer Naughty Dog have consulted Huck Institutes affiliate David Hughes in making their new PlayStation game "The Last of Us," set in a post-apocalyptic world brought on by a Cordyceps-type fungus pandemic. David Hughes consulted in production of post-apocalyptic video game "The Last of Us" - Full article; Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and autism now can be studied with mature brain cells reprogrammed from skin cells
A research team led by Huck Institutes affiliate Gong Chen has developed a new method for obtaining mature neurons from reprogrammed skin cells, allowing difficult-to-study diseases such as Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and autism to be probed more safely and effectively. Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and autism now can be studied with mature brain cells reprogrammed from skin cells - Full article

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Upcoming Events: Oct 15, 2013 Tuesday 4:00 PM

Peter Agre (Johns Hopkins University)

Title to be announced; Dec 10, 2013 Tuesday 4:00 PM

Kendall Smith (Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University)

Toward a Molecular Understanding of Adaptive immunity

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