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The graduate training program is designed
to train students who desire a research career evaluating
the process by which enhanced physical activity impacts function
at all levels.
Training areas include gene regulation,
cell physiology, biochemistry, systems physiology, whole body
responses, and patient management. While most trainees will
emphasize "basic science" approaches to activity/inactivity
research, a concerted effort is made to expose trainee's to
the breadth of these research approaches to ensure adequate
appreciation of the complexity linking to the continuum.
Predoctoral and postdoctoral
trainees are integrated into established training programs
in the departments of the participating faculty.
Graduate programs within the College
of Veterinary Medicine (Biomedical Sciences; MS, Ph.D., DVM/PhD.),
The College of Medicine (Physiology; Biochemistry; MS, PhD.,
M.D./PhD.), The College of Human Environmental Sciences (Nutrition
Sciences;Exercise Physiology; MS, PhD.), the across-university
Interdisciplinary Programs (Molecular Biology Program; Food
for the 21st Century; PhD.), and the Sinclair School of Nursing
(MS, PhD; RN/PhD) provide an expansive training resource.
Admission Requirements
The primary criteria for acceptance
into our graduate program are aptitude for a career in research
and maturity of career goals.
Excellent analytical, quantitative
and organizational skills, an inquisitive mind, poise and
skill in communication, and personal qualities that include
Goal-setting, discipline, confidence, and perseverance are
general indicators that have been common in successful trainees.
The general minimum requirements (i.e.,
GPA of 3.0 or greater & GRE score of 1500 or higher) and
procedures published by the University of Missouri-Columbia
Graduate School apply to all students admitted to graduate
programs.
More detailed admissions information
can be found on the Graduate
Training Programs page, under each graduate program.
Application Process
The application process begins with
the applicant completing and submitting the on-line application.
Click
here to go to the online application form.
Financial Aid Information
Fellowships and Research Assistantships
are available that include tuition and living expenses. The
number of graduate students accepted is limited by the number
of assistantships/fellowships available. This may differ across
the sponsoring home department. Typically, only those who
can be financially supported are accepted into our program.
More detailed financial aid information
can be found on the Graduate
Training Programs page, under each graduate program.
Resources
This training program is built upon the
excellence of faculty, training, research within the university.
The prevailing view at the University of Missouri is to make
the whole greater than the sum of it's parts; thus, the "walls"
between departments are very "transparent", even
between different colleges.
The University of Missouri is one of only
a few universities in which a School of Medicine and a College
of Veterinary Medicine are on the same campus along with a
College of Agriculture; a College of Arts and Science; and
a College of Engineering.
The research facilities available for the
training program includes 26,000 sq. ft. of laboratory space
for the 14 faculty members who maintain "wet-bench"
labs at four locations (College of Veterinary Medicine; College
of Medicine; College of Human Environmental Science; and the
Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center). Each site is independent
but complete for the activities of the corresponding faculty.
The
Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center is a multidisciplinary
facility devoted to cardiovascular research and to graduate
and postgraduate training. It contains 32,000 square feet
of modern research space, and has excellent facilities for
research in all biomedical disciplines.
The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital,
Clydesdale Hall, is a new state-of-the-art, 150,000 sq. ft.
teaching and medical service facility.
Ellis Library is one of the largest university
libraries in the Untied States. Ellis houses more than 2.5
million volumes and 17,500 serials and journals in it's main
and branch libraries.
The Nuclear Reactor Research Facility at
the University of Missouri-Columbia Research Park is one of
the largest research nuclear reactors in the nation.
Faculty
The faculty's scholarly and professional
contributions are recognized nationally through publications,
research reviews, editorial management, grants, NIH advisors,
general trainee fellowships (e.g. NIH, AHA, MDA, etc.), proven
success in predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees, and peer
review. Most notably has been the steady influx of excellent
trainees seeking to work with our faculty, especially senior
investigators, including 63 predoctoral and 65 postdoctoral
trainees mentored in the past ten year period.
The faculty expertise, research focus
and facilities, the excellence of previous training experiences
of the participating faculty, and the organization and facilitating
support of the university all contribute to the success of
this training program.
There has been an orchestrated effort
recently to recruit targeted individuals with critical research
and training expertise to add to existing strengths, and to
develop a center of excellence for exercise and health. There
are substantial research programs that integrate research
interests from molecules to patients.
Faculty members participate in more
than 50 grants that currently amount to over $6.2 million
per year in direct costs. A list of faculty members can be
found on the Faculty page.
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