Immunobiology MS

University of Arizona

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.