{"id":17,"date":"2016-03-29T17:45:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T17:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/college-of-natural-sciences-and-mathematics\/biotechnology\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T12:01:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:01:55","slug":"masters-in-biotechnology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wvstateu.edu\/college-of-natural-sciences-and-mathematics\/departments\/biology\/masters-in-biotechnology\/","title":{"rendered":"Biotechnology Graduate Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The West Virginia State University Biotechnology Graduate Program is housed within the Department of Biology and offers both MA and MS degrees. It consists of 14 Ph.D. faculty and some 20 students. In addition, our affiliation with the Research Scientists of the Gus R. Douglass Institute for Land Grant Research provides opportunities to choose from a surprisingly diverse variety of research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Mission<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The mission of the Biotechnology Program is to provide cross-disciplinary education and training in twenty-first century concepts and biotechniques to a diverse group of regional, national and international students. The Program prepares a cadre of professionals for careers in the diverse industries being revolutionized by Biotechnology and prepares its graduates for advanced education. Through coursework, laboratory work and other academic experiences such as internships, students advance their critical thinking skills, and master the technical skills necessary to solve complex biological problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At West Virginia State University, you will learn state-of-the-art Biotechnology as you conduct research that addresses environmental, agricultural, and bio-medical problems. Our program provides instruction in the broad field of Biotechnology, as well as specialized training in the many sub-disciplines of Biotechnology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n \n \n Dr. Umesh K. Reddy, Ph.D. \n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n
Professor of Genetics and Genomics Department of Biology<\/div>\n
ureddy@wvstateu.edu<\/a><\/div>\n
Phone: 304-766-3066<\/a><\/div>
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Explore the Biotechnology Graduate Program<\/span> at WVSU<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n