The Department of Pathology offers research and study leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in pathology. Although many applicants already hold the M.D., M.B.B.S, or an equivalent doctoral degree, highly qualified candidates with the B.S. may be admitted. A limited number of graduate research assistantships are available to superior applicants. Although the department has major service responsibilities, there is faculty research in which students may participate in the pursuit of graduate degrees. This includes major emphasis on immunopathology with active research programs in AIDS, especially regarding gene identification related to AIDS susceptibility and disease progression, and transplantation immunology in which mechanisms of rejection are actively evaluated based on anti-body identification and cellular reactivity. There is also active research on acquired cystic disease andneoplasms in end-stage renal disease and prostate cancer. The department has always had a strong research interest in autoimmunediseases. There is also cooperativeresearch on hypertension, obesity, and renal disease with theDepartment of Physiology and Biophysics. The administration of the department emphasizes major involvement in research by all members of the faculty. Ph.D. degree graduates with appropriate postdoctoral experience are qualified to sit for the Diplomate of the American Board of Histocompatibility in Immunogenetics for Tissue Typing Laboratory Directors. This certification is recognized by the deeming agency that qualifies individuals to direct histocompatibility laboratories throughout the United States and Canada and much of the remainder of the world. Other graduates enter programs of research and teaching. Graduates of this program also have served as professors in medical schools throughout the United States, including the University of Alabama, Vanderbilt University, the University of Maryland, and the University of North Carolina, among other distinguished medical schools.

For additional information on application procedures, financial aid, and faculty, please contact:

Dr. Julius M. Cruse
Director Graduate Program in Pathology
Department of Pathology
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216-4505
Phone: (601) 984-1565 Fax: (601) 984-1835
E-mail: jcruse@pathology.umsmed.edu

Please visit our website:  http://pathology.umc.edu/