Message from the Director

John Porter, PhD
Graduate Program Director for Cell Biology & Biotechnology

Our program can help you advance your career in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, and offer you a new perspective on the science of living things. You'll gain the skills to work in pharmaceutical, biochemical, biotechnology, or bioengineering companies or to work for academic, industrial, or governmental laboratories. The degree is also an excellent stepping stone to advanced training in medicine or other scientific disciplines.

USP stands out from other institutions in that we offer hands-on practical experience with relevant technologies, offer the courses in evening hours, and can adapt to your life more easily. In addition to the high quality theoretical content our classes provide, the hands-on experience we offer makes USP a superior place to pursue a graduate degree in cell biology and biotechnology.

The graduate program in cell biology and biotechnology will provide you more depth in the topics relevant to your career, more advancement opportunities, experience with techniques you have only read about, and the ability to understand approaches in a more comprehensive manner. The program can also serve as a stepping stone to a Ph.D. after you have gained laboratory experience with current techniques and instrumentation.

Another of USP's real strengths is that we can provide in a small institution setting the instrumental and scientific experience found usually only in large institutions. The level of personal contact, individualized care, and close mentoring is difficult to match at nearly any institution with comparable instruments and facilities.

I hope you will take the time to discover USP's superior cell biology and biotechnology graduate programs, and learn how we can help you advance your understanding and career.