Contact Information

OFFICES FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION

University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 316
Rochester, NY 14642-8316

Phone: 585.275.4522
Fax: 585.461.4927
Room: G-9556
Email: gradadm@urmc.rochester.edu

www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/graduate/

Paul L. La Celle
Senior Associate Dean
585.275.4522
Linda E. Lipani
Registrar/
Director of Student Services
585.275.7288
 
Barbara Burton
Assistant to
Senior Assoc. Dean/
Secretary for Recruitment Division
585.275.4522 (o)
585.275.2933 (d)
  Marcia Perotto
Assistant
Registrar
585.273.1620
Juliet Miller
Administrative Secretary
to the Registrar
585.273.1619

Admissions PhD Clusters in Graduate Education in Biomedical Sciences (GEBS):

1) Clusters:

BIOCHEMISTRY, MOLECULAR & CELL BIOLOGY Ph: 585.275.3417
F: 585.275.6007
Jeff Hayes, PhD, Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology (BMCB) Director 585.273.4887
Rose Burgholzer, Graduate Program Administrator 585.275.3417
BIOPHYSICS & STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY Ph: 585.275.3417
F: 585.275.6007
Mark Dumont, PhD, Biophysics & Structural Biology
(BSB) Director
585.275.2466
Rose Burgholzer, Graduate Program Administrator 585.275.3417
BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING Ph: 585.275.3891
F: TBD
Anne Luebke, PhD, BME Cluster Director 585.273.1635
Donna Porcelli, Graduate Program Administrator 585.275.3891
CELLULAR & MOLECULAR BASIS OF MEDICINE Ph: 585.275.0447
F: 585.273.2652
Alan Smrcka, PhD, CMM Cluster Director 585.275.0892
Linda Fullington, Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.0447
GENETICS, GENOMICS, & DEVELOPMENT Ph: 585.273.1441
F: 585.273.1450
Dirk Bohmann, PhD, GGD Cluster Director 585.273.1446
Katie Scoville, Graduate Program Administrator 585.273.1441
Jill Van Atta, Administrative Assistant 585.273.1447
IMMUNOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, & VIROLOGY Ph: 585.275.3402
F: 585.473.9573
Edith Lord, PhD, IMV Cluster/Program Director 585.275.5855
Brenda Knorr, Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.3402
NEUROSCIENCE Ph: 585.275.5788
F: 585.442.8766
Edward Freedman, PhD, NEU Cluster Director 585.273.4893
Jennifer Gliere, DMA, NEU Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.5788
PATHWAYS OF HUMAN DISEASE Ph: 585.275.1866
F: 585.276.2099
Robert Mooney, PhD, PWD Cluster/Program Director & CGS Representative 585.275.7811
Taimi Marple, Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.1866
TOXICOLOGY Ph: 585.275.6702
F: 585.276.0453
Ned Ballatori, PhD, TOX Cluster/Program Director 585.275.0262
Christine Gramza, Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.6702

2) PhD Programs:

BIOSTATISTICS & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY Ph: 585.275.6684
F: 585.273.1031
Michael McDermott, PhD, CGS Representative 585.275.6685
Cheryl Bliss-Clark, STT Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.6684
EPIDEMIOLOGY Ph: 585.275.7882
F: 585.461.4532
Susan Fisher, PhD, Interim Chair, Epidemiology (EPI) Program Director 585.273.2849
Pattie Kolomic, Graduate Program Administrator 585.275.7882
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH & POLICY Ph: 585.275.7882
F: 585.461.4532
Bruce Friedman, PhD, Health Services Research & Policy (HSR) Program Director 585.273.2618
Pattie Kolomic, Graduate Program Administrator 585.275.7882
TRANSLATIONAL BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE Ph:
F:
Nina Schor, MD, PhD, Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Program Director 585.275.4673
Graduate Program Administrator  

3) PhD Degrees:

4) Departmental Contact Information:

BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOPHYSICS Ph: 585.275.2766
F: 585.275.6007
Robert Bambara, PhD, Chair 585.275.3843
Mark Dumont, PhD, Biophysics & Structural Biology (BSB) Director 585.275.2466
Jeff Hayes, PhD, Biochemistry, Molecular & Cell Biology (BMCB) Director 585.273.4887
Eric Phizicky, PhD, Biochemistry Program Director,
CGS Representative
585.275.7268
Rose Burgholzer, Graduate Program Administrator 585.275.3417
Katie Weir, Secretary 585.275.3723
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING Ph: 585.275.3891
F: TBD
Richard Waugh, PhD, Chair 585.275.3768
Anne Luebke, PhD, BME Cluster Director 585.273.1635
Gayle Hurlbutt, Department Administrator 585.275.0453
Donna Porcelli, Graduate Program Administrator 585.275.3891
BIOSTATISTICS & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY Ph: 585.275.6684
F: 585.273.1031
David Oakes , PhD, Interim Chair 585.275.6688
Michael McDermott, PhD, CGS Representative 585.275.6685
Brian Griebner, Administrator 585.275.2407
Cheryl Bliss-Clark, STT Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.6684
Sheryl Hennekey, Secretary 585.275.6696
PHARMACOLOGY & PHYSIOLOGY Ph: 585.275.0447
F: 585.273.2652
William Tank, PhD, Chair 585.275.1681
Ingrid Sarelius, PhD, PHM/PSO Program Director, CGS Representative 585.275.7729
Alan Smrcka, PhD, CMM Cluster Director 585.275.0892
Debra Andreacchi-Roth, Senior Administrator 585.275.3142
Joann Barberi, Administrator 585.275.1680
Linda Fullington, Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.0447
COMMUNITY & PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Ph: 585.275.7882
F: 585.461.4532
Susan Fisher, PhD, Interim Chair,
Epidemiology (EPI) Program Director
585.273.2849
Bruce Friedman, PhD,
Health Services Research & Policy (HSR)  Program Director
585.273.2618
Pamela Allen, Administrator 585.275.1845
Donna Fink, Assistant to Susan Fisher, PhD 585.275.8784
Pattie Kolomic, Graduate Program Administrator 585.275.7882
BIOMEDICAL GENETICS Ph: 585.273.1447
F: 585.273.1450
Hartmut Land, PhD, Chair 585.273.1442
Dirk Bohmann, PhD, GGD Cluster Director 585.273.1446
Jiyong Zhao, PhD, CGS Representative 585.273.1453
Katie Scoville, Graduate Program Administrator 585.273.1441
Jill Van Atta, Administrative Assistant 585.273.1447
MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY Ph: 585.275.3402
F: 585.473.9573
Barbara Iglewski, PhD, Chair 585.275.3402
Edith Lord, PhD, IMV Cluster/Program Director 585.275.5855
Constantine Haidaris, PhD, CGS Representative 585.275.0678
Kathy Peters, Administrator 585.275.2536
Brenda Knorr, Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.3402
Corrine Aleese, Secretary 585.275.1359
NEUROBIOLOGY & ANATOMY Ph: 585.275.5788
F: 585.442.8766
Gary Paige, MD, PhD, Chair 585.275.2591
Robert Freeman, PhD, Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Neuroscience Director & CGS Representative 585.273.4893
Edward Freedman, PhD, NEU Cluster Director 585.273.4893
John Olschowka, PhD, CGS Representative, Neurobiology & Anatomy 585.275.8238
Jennifer Gliere, DMA, NEU Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.5788
PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE Ph: 585.275.1866
F: 585.276.2099
Daniel Ryan, MD, Chair 585.275.3184
Robert Mooney, PhD, PWD Cluster/Program Director &
CGS Representative
585.275.7811
Cheryl Breitenbuecher, Administrator 585.275.1863
Taimi Marple, Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.1866
ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE Ph: 585.275.6702
F: 585.276.0453
Thomas Gasiewicz, PhD, Chair 585.275.7723
Ned Ballatori, PhD, TOX Cluster/Program Director 585.275.0262
Lisa Opanashuk, PhD, CGS Representative 585.273.2954
Michael Terry, Administrator 585.275.4203
Christine Gramza, Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.6702

Master’s Degree Programs:

DENTAL SCIENCES
Department – Center for Oral Biology
Ph: 585.275.3441
F: 585.276.0190
Robert Quivey, PhD, Dental Sciences Program Director & CGS Representative 585.275.0382
Barbara Sperduto, Secretary 585.275.3441
MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY
Department - Psychiatry
Ph: 585.275.2532
F: 585.271.7706
Pieter Le Roux, D.Litt.et.Phil, MFT Cluster/Program Director & CGS Representative 585.275.9179
Patricia Atkins, Administrator 585-275-6792 
Deb Contestabile, Administrative Assistant 585.275.0577
Heather Maybee, Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.2532
MEDICAL STATISTICS
Department - Biostatistics & Computational Biology
Ph: 585.275.6684
F: 585.273.1031
Michael McDermott, PhD, CGS Representative 585.275.6685
Cheryl Bliss-Clark, MDS Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.6684
MICROBIOLOGY
Department – Microbiology & Immunology
Ph: 585.275.3402
F: 585.473.9573
Edith Lord, PhD, MBI Cluster/Program Director 585.275.5855
Brenda Knorr, Graduate Program Coordinator 585.275.3402
PUBLIC HEALTH
Department – Community & Preventive Medicine
Ph: 585.275.7882
F: 585.461.4532
Nancy Chin, MPH, PhD, MPH Program Director 585.275.9780
Pattie Kolomic, Graduate Program Administrator 585.275.7882
CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
Department – Community & Preventive Medicine
Ph: 585.275.7882
F: 585.461.4532
Nancy Chin, MPH, PhD, MS-CI Program Director 585.275.9780
Pattie Kolomic, Graduate Program Administrator 585.275.7882

Master's Degrees: