Research Opportunities
Graduate Programs
As an MSTP student at the University of Minnesota, you will be able to pursue a broad range of biomedical research opportunities in any of the following graduate programs:
- Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Informatics and Computational Biology
- Epidemiology
- Health Services Research and Policy Administration
- Integrative Biology and Physiology
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer Biology
- Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics
- Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Neuroscience
Many faculty research preceptors hold appointments in multiple graduate programs, which will provide you with additional flexibility in selecting the graduate program that meets your needs. Descriptions of faculty research activities can be found at the button below or under the More Information side menu of this page.
MSTP Faculty Research Preceptors
Research Centers and Institutes
In addition to individual Graduate Programs, the University of Minnesota has many research centers and institutes that focus on specific disciplines or diseases. The vast majority of MSTP faculty preceptors are members of one or more centers and/or institutes, which will provide you access to additional collaborative resources and support during your research training. Explore additional research opportunities with the following centers and institutes:
Biomedical
- Masonic Cancer Center
- Schulze Diabetes Institute
- Lillehei Heart Institute
- Center for Immunology
- Institute for Molecular Virology
- Stem Cell Institute
- Institute on Infectious Diseases
- Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Translational research
- Center for Translational Medicine
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- Institute for Translational Neuroscience
Genetics and development
- Genomics Center
- Caenorhabditis Genetics Center
- Center for Genome Engineering
- Developmental Biology Center
- Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute
Imaging
Neuroscience
- Brain Barriers Research Center
- Brain Sciences Center
- Institute for Translational Neuroscience
- Center for NeuroBehavioral Development
- Paul and Sheila Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Center
- Grossman Center for Memory Research and Care
- Center for Neuroengineering