Academics

GSBS Academic Programs

Biomedical Sciences Ph.D.

Students in the Biomedical Sciences Ph.D. program will enter as undeclared. Once they have completed the core curriculum and rotated through faculty labs, students will then select a mentor and a concentration from the following:

Biochemistry, Cellular & Molecular Biology
- This concentration prepares students for careers in the fields of biochemistry and cellular, developmental, and molecular biology. This is a research-based concentration, with coursework designed to teach students how to approach and solve modern problems in biochemistry and biology.
Immunology & Infectious Diseases
- This multi-disciplinary concentration integrates several disciplines (immunology, bacterial pathogenesis, virology, parasitology, and molecular biology) to provide students with a unique educational experience.
Molecular Biophysics
- This concentration is designed to train students for careers in biomedical and life sciences. Much of the research in this concentration focuses on membrane proteins, and our faculty enjoy a close relationship with the Center for Membrane Protein Research (CMPR). Students in this concentration will learn a wide variety of techniques, including molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, and cell biology.
Translational Neurosciences & Pharmacology
- Students in this concentration will have specialized research training in the following areas available to them: pain, epilepsy, neuroplasticity, alcoholism, and neurodegenerative disorders. This department hosts the Center of Excellence for Translational Neuroscience and Therapeutics, a team of basic science and clinical faculty with research interests focused on all aspects of translational neuroscience.

Biotechnology M.S.

This two-year Master of Science in biotechnology degree prepares students for the entrepreneurial science experience that is trending in academia and industry.

Students will participate in didactic coursework instructed by dedicated, accomplished professionals, as well as exciting and current research lab rotations. Full-time work is also an option for students, training individuals for the constantly-changing field of biotechnology in our innovative labs or industry internships.

Graduate Medical Education Sciences (M.S.)

This two-year non-thesis Master of Biomedical Science degree is designed for students whose goal is a teaching career in the anatomical sciences, or those who need additional preparation for medical school. Students take courses in anatomical and physiological sciences, as well as instructional methods and design, and will participate as teaching assistants.

Pharmaceutical Sciences M.S.

An integrated program in biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences research, this program offers students a diverse education covering areas such as brain and vascular pharmacology, cancer and endocrine physiology and pharmacology, drug delivery and formulation, etc.

Upon graduation, students within this program strengthen available health care in the field of pharmaceutical sciences by embarking on fulfilling career paths in the pharmaceutical industry, academia and governmental agencies.

Pharmaceutical Sciences Ph.D.

This program is designed to prepare students for careers in the pharmaceutical industry, academia, and federal regulatory agencies such as the FDA. This program covers all areas of pharmacy research that pertain to drug design, delivery, formulations, and therapeutics.

Admissions requirements include a degree in pharmacy, chemistry, biology, or related areas. We also provide highly regarded teaching and research assistantships for select students--these competitive assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis

M.D./Ph.D.

This biomedical sciences program is for those seeking a rewarding career in academic medicine as a physician scientist. This educational path will prepare students to become medical practitioners and faculty members at a university medical center, where they will teach medical and graduate students, and, as scientists, will be involved in biomedical research.

GSBS Research

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences offers a wide variety of research opportunities encompassing multiple different disciplines and departments. Our research opportunities give students access to the broadest possible range of research and to encourage interactions among faculty and students in different disciplines.

Opportunities for Undergraduates

Students enrolled in college or university bachelor degree programs may find short-term or extended opportunities for research training and mentorship through several available options:

Affiliated Research Departments

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences has faculty members from many different departments throughout the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center schools that hold memberships within our programs and concentrations.

School of Medicine

Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy

Student Research Week

Student Research Week (SRW) is an interdisciplinary event organized every year by the students of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX. The main objective of SRW is to showcase the research and thereof, build a platform for interaction.

The past few years has witnessed distinguished speakers give seminars from various exciting fields such as Prions, Stem Cell Research, Phage Therapy, Fertilization, Aging, Biofilms, Vaccine Development and many more.

Along with the seminar series, a poster competition is arranged in which students from different biological research areas present their research projects and discuss their findings and ideas. Students from the GSBS, Medical school, Nursing school, TTU campus, Amarillo campus, and colleges from New Mexico and local colleges show great interest by participating in the poster competition.