分子，细胞和整合生物科学哲学博士-癌症生物学

分子，细胞和整合生物科学（MCIBS）研究生课程由来自大学公园校园内六所学院和15个基础科学系的120多名教职员工组成。该计划在生物科学的各个领域提供了严格而深入的培训。学生和教职员工相互协作，以了解分子，细胞和有机体水平的正常和疾病过程。进入MCIBS计划的学生在第一学期参加一组通用的课程，同时在自己选择的实验室进行三个研究轮换。在第一学期末，学生选择论文实验室和重点领域。在第二学期，他们一起学习一门课程，同时也开始在自己的重点领域内扩展课程。学生们还将在第二学期开始制定论文项目。
The Cancer Biology emphasis area focuses on training future cancer researchers in the molecular and cellular bases of cancer and in the mechanisms of prevention and treatment. Graduate students in Cancer Biology can work in multiple cancer research labs at Penn State that span several departments and colleges, and can take coursework that covers current concepts in the molecular and cellular biology of cancer and translational cancer research. In addition, our students can interact with and shadow clinical oncologists at Mt. Nittany Cancer Care Partnership in order to gain insight into clinical aspects of cancer and its treatment, and they can interact with cancer researchers in the Penn State Cancer Institute by working in their labs or through the annual research retreat, program meetings seminars, and journal clubs.