Ph.D. Programs
NAME OF THE INSTITUTE LOCATION CONTACT INFORMATION WEBSITE Ph.D./Doctoral SELECTED COURSES AREAS OF RESEARCH / MISCELLANEOUS
             
Drew University 36 Madison Avenue, Madison, New Jersey 07940 973-408-3000 http://www.drew.edu/grad-content.aspx?id=52 Doctor of Medical Humanities Medical Narrative; Ethical Issues in Death & Dying & Doctor-Patient Relationships; Cultural History of Medicine  
             
Montclair State University 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ 07043 973-655-4000 http://www.montclair.edu/catalog/graduatecat.pdf Doctoral in Biology & Molecular Biology Advanced Entomology; Microbial Ecology; Evolutionary Mechanisms Also offers Doctoral Degree in Communication Sciences & Disorders
             
New Jersey Institute of Technology University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102 973-596-3000 http://catalog.njit.edu/graduate/programs/biomedicalleng.php Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering Design of Medical Instrumentation; Biomaterials; Principles of Tissue Engineering; Biomechanics of Human Structure & Motion Concentrations in Biomaterials; Biosensors; Biomechanics & Sensory-motor Control of Human Motion; Biomedical Signal Processing & Instrumentation; Computational Biomedical Engineering; Neural Engineering
      http://catalog.njit.edu/graduate/programs/biology.php Ph.D. in Biology Molecular Biology of Eukaryotes; Biochemistry; Foundations of Computational Biology; Cellular, Molecular & Developmental Biology Concentrations in Computational Biology; & Cell/Molecular/Biochemical; Jointly sponsored by NJIT & Rutgers University, Newark
           
Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 609-258-3000 http://www.molbio.princeton.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=108 Ph.D. in Molecular Biology Introduction to Genomics & Computational Molecular Biology; Lab in Neuroscience; Molecular Basis of Cancer; Biophysics Concentrations in Biochemistry; Biophysics; Cancer; Cell Biology; Computation & Modeling; Development; Genetics; Genomics; Microbiology & Virology; Neuroscience; Structural Biology; Policy
      http://neuroscience.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/neuro/site/graduate.pl Ph.D. in Neuroscience Developmental Neuroscience; Computational Neuroscience; Memory & Cognition; Neural Basis of Goal-Directed Behavior Some research areas: Role of Neural Stem Cells in Adult Brain; Viral Infections of Nervous System; Brain Imaging Studies of Cognitive Functions in Humans
      http://www.genomics.princeton.edu/topics/grad.html Ph.D. in Quantitative & Computational Biology Methods & Logic in Quantitative Biology; Quantitative Analysis in Psychological Research; Molecular & Biomolecular Imaging Interdisciplinary Program: Joint degree with Biology, Molecular Biology, or Psychology
           
Rutgers University, Newark Rutgers-Newark Admissions Office, Blumenthal Hall, Room 110 973-353-5205 http://newarkbioweb.rutgers.edu/department/Graduate.html Ph.D. in Biology Molecular Biology of Eukaryotes; Biochemistry; Foundations of Computational Biology; Cellular, Molecular & Developmental Biology Concentrations in Cell/Molecular/Biochemical; & Computational Biology Tracks; Jointly sponsored by NJIT & Rutgers University, Newark
           
Rutgers University, New Brunswick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 57 US Highway 1 732-932-4636 http://pharmacy.rutgers.edu/OAS/index.htm Doctor of Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Drug Delivery; Molecular Biology & Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 2+4 years
  New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8554   http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-grad_0507/pg24122.html Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering Artificial Implantable Materials; Biopolymers; Theory & Design of Biomedical Instruments; Brain Dynamics; Cytomechanics Also offers Ph.D. in Food Science (http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-grad_0507/pg24199.html)
      http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-grad_0507/pg24137.html Ph.D. in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Enzyme Engineering; Kinetics, Catalysis & Reactor Design; Bioseparations; Electrochemical Engineering It has 3 major elements: Engineering Science; Applied Chemistry; & Biochemical Engineering
      http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-grad_0507/pg24115.html Ph.D. in Biochemistry Gene Regulation in Neural Development; Physical Biochemistry; Biochemical Separations Students can receive a Ph.D. in their primary field (Microbiology, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering) with a specialization in Biotechnology
      http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-grad_0507/pg24246.html Ph.D. in Medicinal Chemistry Principles of Drug Design; Analytical Medicinal Chemistry; Drugs: Structure & Function Areas of research: Drug Discovery; Natural Product Synthesis; Prodrugs; Peptidomimetics; Enzyme Inhibitors; Computational Chemistry; Molecular Modeling & Natural Product Isolation; Structure Elucidation
      http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-grad_0507/pg24260.html Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Science Therapeutic Peptides & Delivery Systems; Controlled Drug Delivery Release; Biopharmaceutics of Orally Administered Drugs Areas of research: Drug Delivery; Controlled Drug Release Technology; Design of New Biomaterials; Biopharmaceutics; Metabolism; Percutaneous Drug Absorption
      http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-grad_0507/pg24285.html Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Cellular & Molecular Drug-Target Interactions; Drug Metabolism; Genetics in Pharmacology; Hormones & Their Receptors Areas of research: Cancer Pharmacology; Drug Design & Metabolism; Neuropharmacology; & Signal Transduction; Jointly sponsored by Rutgers University & UMDNJ
      http://eohsi.rutgers.edu/jgpt/newjgpt05/index.html Ph.D. in Toxicology General Toxicology; Toxicological Pathology; Advanced Problems in Toxicology: Molecular Toxicology; Biochemical Toxicology Jointly sponsored by Rutgers University & UMDNJ
      http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~mmg/phdprogram.htm Ph.D. in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Microbial Life; Molecular Genetics; Industrial Microbiology; Medical Microbiology & Immunology (Lab); Cancer Molecular Biology Jointly sponsored by UMDNJ - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences & NJIT
      http://www.umdnj.edu/njmsweb/pharm_phys/gradprogram_B/Home.htm Ph.D. in Pharmacology & Physiology Pharmacogenetics; Biostatistics & Experimental Design; Toxicology & Drug Identification; Neuropharmacology Jointly sponsored by Rutgers University & UMDNJ
      http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~cdb/default.htm Ph.D. in Cell & Developmental Biology Developmental Biology; Molecular Biology of Cells; Biochemistry; Molecular Genetics Jointly sponsored by Rutgers University & UMDNJ
      http://www.biomaps.rutgers.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=2&Itemid=18 Ph.D. in Computational Biology Discrete & Probabilistic Models In Biology; Molecular Simulations in Computational Biology; Protein Physics Offers Ph.D. in Neuroscience in association with UMDNJ (http://ins.rutgers.edu/)
      http://pharmacy.rutgers.edu/PDFs/C-to-C_Camden.pdf Pharm.D. in Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Principles of Pharmaceutical Economics; Pharmacy Law & Bioethics; Pharmacology  
           
Seton Hall University 400 South Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ 07079 973-761-9000 http://www.shu.edu/academics/artsci/phd-biology/index.cfm Ph.D. in Molecular Bioscience Recombinant DNA Technology Lab; Cell Culture Techniques; Signal Transduction; Microbial Genetics; Cellular Immunology  
           
Stevens Institute of Technology Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken NJ 07030-5991 201-216-5000 http://www.stevens.edu/sit/graduate/academic_programs/biomed.cfm#5 Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering Biomechanics; Strategies & Principles of Biomedical Design; Medical Instrumentation & Imaging; Biomaterials Research Areas include Stem Cell Research; Nanobiotechnology; Neural Regeneration, etc.
      http://www.stevens.edu/sit/graduate/academic_programs/chembio.cfm Ph.D. in Chemistry or Chemical Biology Chemistry of Natural Products; Chemistry & Pharmacology of Drugs; Medicinal Chemistry; Chemoinformatics Research Areas include Cell Signaling & Tissue Repair; Drug Encapsulation & Dosing; Proteomics
      http://www.stevens.edu/sit/graduate/academic_programs/nanotech.cfm Ph.D. in Nanotechnology Nanomedicine; Nanobiotechnology; Crystallization of Biological Molecules; Fabrication Techniques for Micro & Nano Devices Research Areas include Chemical & Biological Microsystems; Nanophotonic Sensing & Imaging
           
UMDNJ (University of Medicine & The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 856-566-6282 http://www3.umdnj.edu/mobioweb/graduate/index.htm Ph.D. in Cell & Molecular Biology Molecular Biology of Cell; Graduate Biochemistry; Medical Microbiology; Medical Physiology The M.S. degree is awarded as a part of Ph.D. in Cell & Molecular Biology; Offers D.O./M.S. Dual Degree - Master of Biomedical Sciences Program
Dentistry of New Jersey) 42 E. Laurel Road, Suite 2200, Stratford, NJ 08084 worraddi@umdnj.edu http://www2.umdnj.edu/bcgpmweb/handbook/handbook_phd_course_reqs03.htm Ph.D. in Biochemistry Microbial & Molecular Genetics; Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids; Biophysical Chemistry; Molecular Oncology; Proteolysis Biotechnology curriculum also available; Offers MD/Ph.D.. program as well
          Areas of Research: Structure & function studies of DNA polymerases; Molecular Modeling of substrate enzyme interactions; Vitamin D mediated regulation of gene expression
  Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854 732-235-4783 http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~mmg/phdprogram.htm Ph.D. in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Microbial Life; Molecular Genetics; Industrial Microbiology; Medical Microbiology & Immunology (Lab); Cancer Molecular Biology Jointly sponsored by UMDNJ - Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences & Rutgers
      http://www.umdnj.edu/njmsweb/pharm_phys/gradprogram_B/Home.htm Ph.D. in Pharmacology & Physiology Pharmacogenetics; Environmental Toxicology; Toxicology & Drug Identification; Neuropharmacology; Pharmacokinetics Jointly sponsored by Rutgers University & UMDNJ
      http://catalogs.rutgers.edu/generated/nb-grad_0507/pg24285.html Ph.D. in Pharmacology, Cellular & Molecular Signal Transduction; Drug-Target Interactions; Cancer Pharmacology; Neuropharmacology Jointly sponsored by Rutgers University & UMDNJ
      http://eohsi.rutgers.edu/jgpt/newjgpt05/index.html Ph.D. in Toxicology General Toxicology; Toxicological Pathology; Advanced Problems in Toxicology: Molecular Toxicology; Biochemical Toxicology Jointly sponsored by Rutgers University & UMDNJ
      http://lifesci.rutgers.edu/~cdb/default.htm Ph.D. in Cell & Developmental Biology Developmental Biology; Molecular Biology of Cells; Biochemistry; Molecular Genetics This program is offered with Rutgers University
      http://www2.umdnj.edu/bmtrxweb/phd.html Ph.D. in Biostatistics Biocomputing; Statistical Methods in Genetics; Clinical Trials: Design & Analysis of Medical Experiments: Lifetime Data Analysis  
      http://www.umdnj.edu/gsbsnweb/adm/bmsdescription.htm Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences Cell Pathology; Microbial Pathogenesis; Principles of Pharmacology; Human Genetics & Development  
      http://www2.umdnj.edu/physweb/grad.htm Ph.D. in Physiology & Integrative Biology Molecular Basis of Physiology; Membrane Biophysics & Electrophysiology; Cardiovascular Physiology Molecular Endocrinology; Cardiovascular Research; Cancer Biology; Membrane Structure & Signal Transduction; Physiological Bases of Diseases
      http://www.umdnj.edu/gsbnweb/bme/index.htm Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering Design of Medical Instrumentation; Biomaterials; Principles of Tissue Engineering; Biomechanics of Human Structure & Motion Concentrations in Biomaterials; Biosensors; Biomechanics & Sensory-motor Control of Human Motion; Biomedical Signal Processing & Instrumentation; Computational Biomedical Engineering; Neural Engineering