IMMUMS - Immunobiology

Master of Science

College of Medicine - Tucson

Graduate

The master's in immunobiology program is a unique program encompassing basic and clinical immunology, basic and clinical infectious diseases (including virology, bacteriology, mycology and parasitology), mechanisms of vaccines, molecular medicine and pathophysiology of immunologic and infectious diseases. The goal of the program is to educate and train students in the area of immunobiology so they are recruited as future scientists and academicians at institutions of higher studies, researchers and specialists in the growing pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, and further obtain healthcare professional degrees (M.D., D.O, DDS, etc.) to meet the future demand of healthcare needs of the growing and aging population of Arizona and the United States. The Immunobiology master's program is multidisciplinary in nature and offers course work and research in the areas immunologic, autoimmune and infectious diseases, vaccine and immunotherapy development strategies, molecular and genomic medicine and immunology of aging. The appeal of this program is not limited to the United States but will be attractive to foreign universities. The program is housed in the department of Immunobiology, College of Medicine, which has diverse teaching and research expertise in the areas of immunology, cancer immunology, immunotherapy, vaccine development, autoimmune diseases, viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic infectious diseases, molecular medicine, tissue banking, etc.

- Students will acquire knowledge and skills in the area of immunobiology necessary for a career in immunobiology based biomedical sciences career in academic, public health and research, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
- Students will complete lecture-based courses in basic and clinical immunology, including applications in autoimmune and allergic diseases, immunotherapy and vaccine mechanisms and pathogenesis of infectious diseases (viral, bacterial, fungal and parasitic) and treatment and prevention, and molecular and genomic medicine courses.
- Students will perform literature survey-based research in the areas of immunobiology related applied disciplines such as autoimmune and hypersensitivities diseases, new platform for vaccines and immunotherapies development, mechanisms, treatments, and preventive vaccines for emerging and reemerging infectious diseases.