Graduate Programs
Molecular Oncology and Immunology Training Program
The Graduate Training Program in Molecular Oncology and Immunology (MOI) is one of the largest graduate training programs at the NYU School of Medicine and is supported by a longstanding training grant from the National Cancer Institute.
MOI is an integrated program that focuses on immunology and molecular oncology, broadly defined, with a major emphasis on the intersection of these disciplines. Training and research in this program encompasses the broad parameters of the modern understanding of the molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic cell growth control and the regulation of the development and function of the immune system, with a particular focus on the interface of these disciplines and how they individually and mutually affect human malignant disease. One of the unique features of this program is that it requires trainees to become proficient in the basics of both immunology and molecular oncology before they are directed to focus on one of these two areas with a strong emphasis on cancer-related projects. Thirty faculty members from the Departments of Pathology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Microbiology participate in this Program.
The Program trains doctoral candidates in the areas of molecular oncology, viral oncology, virus-cell interaction, cellular, humoral and developmental immunology, innate immunity, immunochemistry, and molecular genetics. Research experience may be acquired in the following areas: tumor virus-cell interaction, regulation of gene expression, oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, DNA repair, lymphomas, molecular biology of immunoglobulin genes, immunogenetics, autoimmune disease, interferon, interleukins, cytokines and growth factors, AIDS, and various problems in cellular, tumor, and parasite immunology. Studies in these areas use sophisticated methods, including gene transfer, gene cloning and transgenic/knockout mouse technology. Courses are given in the areas of biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, immunology, molecular oncology and virology.
We are witnessing a true revolution in biomedical science, catalyzed by a convergence of approaches that allow biological processes to be studied at multiple levels, from single molecules to pathways to physiological processes involving organ systems and even whole animals. Advances in basic research are being integrated ever more rapidly into the treatment and prevention of disease.
We have much to offer you and we welcome your interest in the Molecular Oncology and Immunology Training Program or our Pathobiology Training Program. With our diverse and distinguished faculty, including a collaborative mix of basic scientists, translational researchers, and clinicians, our location in a vital academic medical center, and our thriving intellectual environment, our training programs are ideally situated to bring out your best as you pursue your career in biomedical research.
