The GHIDR center is a multi-disciplinary team of researchers actively engaged in research on disease of global public health significance. Opportunities are available for students of all levels to volunteer or pursue their graduate degree research in our labs. GHIDR is not an independent academic unit. As such, students can not apply directly to the Center. Students interested in pursuing research in a Center lab should thoroughly review each faculty member listed on our “faculty” page and then apply directly to a degree program in the home department of any faculty member of interest.

Our faculty members come from either the College of Public health or from the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology. Degree programs offered through these departments are listed below. Be sure to carefully review the application process and requirements before applying.

College of Public Health

PhD in Public Health

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Cell Biology, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

PhD in Biology in Cell and Molecular Biology

Morsani College of Medicine

PhD in Medical Sciences

The PhD program in Integrated Biomedical Sciences (PPIBS) is a flexible degree program in which students are able to tailor their education to fit their research and professional interests. This program takes a unique and valuable multi-disciplinary approach, giving students the opportunity to explore many aspects of medical research. Students in this program must select one of the following concentrations:

• Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Disease
• Molecular Medicine
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology
• Neuroscience
• Pathology and Cell Biology

Students in this program have the opportunity to select faculty advisors from any department within USF, so students entering this program who are interested in joining the GHIDR center should select a faculty member listed on our Faculty page as their program advisor.