Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Biology - Biotechnology

Plant Biology provides a unique opportunity to pursue training in a research field that is simultaneously critical for applied and fundamental science. Plant science is unique in that what you learn can be applied to help feed the world. Alternatively, the same training uniquely prepares you for a career in fundamental science as plant science has been at the forefront of nearly every major advance in biological science in the past century. A Ph.D. in Plant Biology provides the student the ability to train in a broad collection of research topics that span the spectrum of biology from Ecosystems to Molecules using a myriad of techniques including Genetics, Biochemistry, Computer Modelling, Systems Biology and intensive quantitative analysis.

The Plant Biology Graduate Group at UC Davis offers interdisciplinary training in plant biology. The vertical organization of research in the group allows students to study plants at levels of inquiry ranging from molecules to populations. Although research training is focused primarily on acquiring basic knowledge, a diverse plant science community on campus allows opportunities for exposure to and participation in research with applied goals. The Plant Biology Graduate Group at UC Davis provides excellent training opportunities for its graduate students in various ways. First, UC Davis is an internationally recognized center for the plant sciences. Although plant scientists are affiliated with many different departments, the Plant Biology Graduate Group is interdepartmental. Therefore, students in the group can access the complete expertise of plant biology on campus and be trained by faculty in any department.

This program provides a very effective multidisciplinary biotechnology concentration, which includes exposure to bioethics, business and legal aspects of biotechnology as well as a 3-6 month internship in a biotechnology company or research laboratory in another college or national laboratory.

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