2016

Robert Van Sciver, Biomedical Sciences Class of 2020, has won the Genetics Society of America and the Drosophila Genetics Community TAGC Travel Award to be used to present his research findings at the Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC) in Orlando.

Cody Phelps, Biomedical Sciences Class of 2019, presented the poster, “Investigating the Role of TTF-1/NKX2.1 on Intercellular Communication in Lung Cancer,” at the Cold Spring Harbor Symposium: Targeting Cancer, held recently in New York.

Bronson Haynes, Biomedical Sciences Class of 2019, presented the poster titled “Endothelial cells from adipose tissue of obese humans display mesenchymal characteristics” at the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Council Meeting held May 5-7 in Nashville. Other authors include Eric Lehrer, M2 student, Ryan Huyck, MS, Research Assistant, Giann Bhatt, MM 2015, Ashley James, MS student and Anca Dobrian, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiology.

Ashley James, MS (MS ’16), presented the poster titled “CD34+CD31+ endothelial cells from human obese subcutaneous and omental fat show adipogenic potential” at the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Council Meeting held May 5-7 in Nashville. Other authors include Bronson Haynes, Biomedical Sciences Class of 2019, and Anca Dobrian, PhD, Associate Professor of Physiological Sciences.

Paresa Taghavie-Moghadam, PhD (PhD '16), successfully defended her dissertaion titled "The Role of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 4 (Stat 4) in Atherosclerosis".

Adrianna Ferraioli Hardage, PhD (PhD '16), successfully defended her dissertation titled "Identification, Characterization, and Manipulation of the immune response during early infection in resistant and susceptible herpes simplex encephalitis mouse models".

Timothy King, MS (MS '16), successfully defended his thesis titled "Perilipin 2 and Perilipin 5: A look into their function within lipid droplet metabolism".

Three EVMS faculty are among the investigators to receive research funding from the National Academies Keck Future Initiatives project. The grant was one of 11 given nationeide in 2016 to support interdisciplinary work.

Biomedical Sciences, Research Master's Program

The curriculum of the Biomedical Sciences PhD and Research Master’s Programs is currently under review. A revised curriculum is planned for 2016-2017, with the following goals: (1) Less dependence on the medical school curriculum (M.D. program); (2) Completion of most or all courses by December of Year 2; (3) Streamlining to eliminate duplication and integrate learning across disciplines.

The Biomedical Sciences Research Master’s Program at Eastern Virginia Medical School provides students with laboratory experience and a strong foundation of biomedical science knowledge.

Key advantages of this program:

Broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum
Personalized program of study
Close interaction with the faculty

Research focus areas include:

Cancer
Cardiovascular Biology
Diabetes
Infectious Disease
Neuroscience
Reproductive Biology

100% of Research Master’s graduates find science-related employment or enroll in more advanced educational programs within 6 months of graduation.

Research Master's student Jessica Burket and Dr. Amy Tang, her co-mentor

Jess Burket ad Dr. Amy Tang Jess completed her Research Master’s degree in 2013. She entered the program with a background in behavioral sciences, and was seeking coursework and hands-on laboratory experiences in basic biomedical sciences. The program introduced Jess to rigorous, well-taught courses in biochemistry and molecular biology, which led her to think about translational applications of her coursework to problems in schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorders and PTSD. Jess selected two mentors, Dr. Stephen I. Deutsch from the Department of Psychiatry, and Dr. Amy H. Tang, from the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, who could effectively “marry” her passionate interests in clinical problems in Psychiatry with the latest tools, techniques and knowledge of molecular and cell biology. For her thesis, Jess characterized mouse models of autism and showed that targeting a specific glutamate receptor improved their social behavior. She is continuing to study the signal transduction pathway that may be activated by glutamate in these models. Her Master’s degree program has been an interesting and exciting journey that resulted in several publications and presentations at major scientific meetings. She owes much to the graduate program in Biomedical Sciences at EVMS and she is most grateful!

This website reflects current program information, including admissions criteria and curricula. Information is subject to change.

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