A Letter from the Graduate Program Chair

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all prospective applicants to the Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

We are proud of our rich sixty-year-old history and tradition in research and education, a part of the strong foundation of the world-renowned training tradition at the University of Wisconsin. Since 1943, when the Cellular and Molecular Pathology training program was established, its faculty have pursued research focusing on the pathogenesis of human diseases. The Department of Pathology serves as a core for our program integrating faculty and trainers from several departments on campus into a unified training program in Cellular and Molecular Pathology. Our faculty includes over 30 National Institutes of Health/National Science Foundation funded investigators focusing on research programs in Immunopathology (Infectious Diseases, Host-Parasite Interactions, SIV, HIV, Mycobacterium, Transplantation Rejection and Mechanisms of Inflammation), Cancer Pathology (Cell Signaling, Growth Factors and Cytokines, Extracellular Matrix, and Signal Transduction Cascades), Neuropathology (Neuroimmunology, Multiple Sclerosis, Astrocyte and Glial Function, and Alzheimer's Disease) and Molecular Medicine (Gene Therapy, Gene Expression). Our program is designed to meet the challenges of state-of-art investigative cellular and molecular pathology by preparing students for an independent and successful career in scientific research and education.

In general, graduate research training extends over a 5-year period for candidates pursuing a PhD degree. Our alumni are recruited for post-doctoral fellowships at prestigious research universities. Our Department has the expectation of providing all of its graduate students with full and competitive financial support throughout their training program, either from individual grants, departmental assistantships or training grants. The world-renowned faculty, state-of-the-art research facilities, and commitment to both graduate education and success at a personal level make the Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program at UW-Madison unique.

I invite all prospective applicants to seriously consider our program for graduate study. Our mission is to produce outstanding scientists who are well prepared for the challenges of the 21st century. As a Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program student, you will become part of our tradition and join a diverse and accomplished group of graduates.

Thank you for your interest in the Cellular and Molecular Pathology Graduate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

A rewarding and successful career in cellular and molecular pathology awaits you.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.
 

Zsuzsa Fabry, Graduate Program Chair
zfabry@wisc.edu