Welcome to the University of Kansas Medical Center
Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGPBS) website.

The IGPBS provides the first year core curriculum for PhD graduate students interested in becoming biomedical researchers. At the beginning of year two, students select a thesis and research advisor. Depending upon the faculty member chosen, a student will receive a PhD in one of eight doctoral degree granting programs. Students admitted to the IGPBS receive an annual stipend of at least $24,000 plus a tuition waiver, with similar financial support throughout their PhD program. Students may also apply for fellowships that in some cases provide a larger annual stipend (e.g. Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship).

Students admitted to the IGPBS may choose among the following PhD programs in which to receive their degrees.

• Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
• Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology
• Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
• Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology
• Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics
• Neuroscience Graduate Program
• Training Program in Environmental Toxicology

The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is a strong supporter of the IGPBS and many of the Stowers researchers have appointments to the graduate faculty at KUMC.