Program Information:
Biological Sciences in Public Health is one of the programs in the Integrated Life Sciences, which facilitates collaboration and cross-disciplinary research.
This program is built on three unique core pillars:
- Biological research with a focus on understanding, preventing, and treating human diseases affecting large populations
- Emphasis on laboratory sciences using biochemical, cell biology, molecular, genetic, and computational approaches to delineating disease mechanisms
- State-of-the-art research facilities within the vibrant intellectual community of the Harvard Longwood Campus
You will choose from three major areas of investigation:
- Metabolic basis of health and diseases, where you will study the control of cellular and systemic metabolism
- Immunology and infectious diseases, where you will conduct laboratory research focused on infectious and immune-mediated diseases
- Molecular and integrative physiological sciences, where you will investigate basic pathogenic mechanisms, adaptive stress responses, and other biological impacts on human health and disease.
