Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Field Description
The Field of Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBS) provides students with the opportunity to pursue research at the number one College of Veterinary Medicine in the country (US News and World Report). Students can choose from among nearly 100 faculty mentors. Faculty interests include cancer biology, development, reproductive biology, neuroscience, aging, microbiology, immunology, stem cell biology, genomics, and epidemiology. Graduate students in CBS include Ph.Ds, DVMs seeking Ph.Ds, and combined degree (DVM/Ph.D) students. Students can pursue fundamental questions in basic research, or take advantages of interactions between clinicians and basic scientists to incorporate translational perspectives in their work. As a member of the Biomedical and Biological Sciences Graduate Program (BBS), CBS is part of a vibrant graduate community in the Veterinary College.
Contact Information
Email: bbscornell@cornell.edu
Phone: 607 253-3276
College of Veterinary Medicine
Office of Graduate Education
S2-13 Schurman Hall, Box 38
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-6401
Subject and Degrees
- Public Health (Master of Public Health) (Ithaca)
- Veterinary Medical Sciences (M.P.S.) (Ithaca)
- Veterinary Medicine (Ph.D.) (Ithaca)
Concentrations by Subject
Public Health
- food systems for health
- infectious disease epidemiology
Veterinary Medical Sciences
- Veterinary Parasitology
Veterinary Medicine
- cellular and molecular medicine
- developmental and reproductive biology
- infectious diseases
- population medicine and epidemiology
- structural and functional biology
- Veterinary Parasitology