Overview

Cancer Biology Graduate Program / Cancer Biology Graduate Program is located in Madison, WI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	4

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

135

Applied

19

Accepted

4

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 580 TOEFL IBT score: 92

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership

Student Body

28

Total Graduate Students

25%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	14.29%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	46%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	7.14%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.57%
Unknown	3.57%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

51

Total faculty

Full-time - 51

Part-time - 0

Male (36)

Female (15)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Cancer genetics, tumor virology, chemical carcinogenesis, signal transduction, cell cycle
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	18,000,000

Location & Contact

Address Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research
1111 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI  53706
United States

Contact Dr. Paul F. Lambert
Director
Email: lambert@oncology.wisc.edu
Phone: 608-262-8533
Fax: 608-262-2824

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