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Texas A&M University
Intercollegiate Faculty of Virology
Graduate Studies in Virology

INTRODUCTION
Today, it is well accepted that the most difficult to control diseases in the animal and plant worlds are caused by viral infections. Molecular virology continues to make major contributions to the understanding of the molecular processes of life and to utilize viruses as tools in biotechnology. Ongoing research and teaching programs at Texas A&M University exemplify the diverse contributions of virology to life sciences research.

Advances in the control of agriculturally important viruses have economically important consequences in efficiently feeding and maintaining the health of an ever-increasing human population. The health of companion animals, livestock, and wildlife affects the quality of human life. In addition, non-human viral systems are a valuable resource towards understanding human disease. The control of viral disease in fish, poultry, cattle, and plants that feed both humans and livestock, has a positive impact on agricultural economics and the quality of our lives.

WHY STUDY AT TEXAS A&M?
The combination of traditional questions regarding the determinants for viral pathogenesis in conjunction with the accelerating number of applications of viruses in biotechnological endeavors, emphasize the need for broad cross-training in virology. The Intercollegiate Faculty of Virology at Texas A&M University provides a unique collective effort in the country for comprehensive training in virology.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM
The Intercollegiate Faculty of Virology Program provides the necessary interdisciplinary approach to enable competitive graduate students to obtain virology positions in teaching, research, and industry. All students have the opportunity to specialize in one of four areas: Biotechnology, Virus-Host Interactions, Virus Immunology, or Molecular Virology.

THE FACULTY
The Virology Program will be overseen by the Texas A&M University Intercollegiate Faculty of Virology (IFOV). The IFOV includes faculty from the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Science, and Veterinary Medicine, and the Health Science Center.

The Faculty has research, clinical, and teaching expertise with viruses that infect humans, vertebrate animals, insects, fungi, bacteria, and plants. Therefore, the focus of the graduate program in Virology will be able to provide an unusual breadth and depth to prospective Ph.D. students. The Faculty receives competitive funding from the USDA, NSF, NIH, and private industry.

INTERESTED?
Prospective students interested in graduate studies in Virology should contact a member of the Executive Committee of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Virology.

 

Contacts:
Dr. Blanca Lupiani  Dr. Linda Guarino  Dr. Judith Ball
 Dr. Julian Leibowitz  Dr. Van G. Wilson  Dr. David Phalen
 Dr. Karen-Beth Scholthof  Dr. Jane Welsh  Dr. Herman Scholthof

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