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The Training Program in Integrative Membrane Biology is an elite program designed to train doctoral students in the physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, structure, and cell and molecular biology of biological membranes. Support for this training program has been provided from a
training grant, now in its 22nd year, from the Systems and Integrative Biology program within the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH). The central idea motivating the program is that biological membranes, and especially plasma membranes, are the arbiters and integrators of a cell's response to its environment. Trainees select from a menu of basic courses in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, physiology and neuroscience, and, in addition take specialized courses in membrane biochemistry and biophysics. These foundation courses place special emphasis on the structure and function of membrane macromolecules and the ways in which they control membrane permeability and cellular function.
The program is an interdepartmental program but does not grant a degree. Instead, students receive degrees from the programs in which they are enrolled. The Graduate Program in Life Sciences programs that participate in our training program include : Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine and Neuroscience.