Research Clusters
Recognizing that science today is increasingly crossing traditional departmental boundaries, Marshall University's Biomedical Sciences (BMS) Graduate Program takes an interdisciplinary approach and organizes its faculty into research groups, also referred to as "research clusters". The faculty have interdepartmental collaborations that enhance both their research and the graduate student experience. The research clusters have been derived from the key areas of faculty research expertise and are available to both M.S. and Ph.D. degree students (not available to students in the medical sciences area of emphasis).
Choosing the research group for you will come at the end of your first year of graduate studies, but not before. Through research rotations, you will have the opportunity to familiarize yourself with at least three of the five different research clusters and associated technologies before making a commitment. Once you have decided upon a research cluster, a faculty member of the cluster will be your advisor and the other members will be on your advisory committee.
