For more information about our Graduate Recruitment Committee and their mission, please click the above link.
Contact the Department
Brenda Knorr
University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Avenue
Box 672
Rochester, NY 14642
(585) 275-3402



What is the IMV Program?
Overview
The program is “home” to first year students; at the end of the first year students choose a Ph.D. Program (usually Microbiology and Immunology) and a permanent advisor.
Advisors and Ph.D. Programs
In the first year of study, students complete 3 or 4 research rotations before choosing a permanent advisor. Click here for a complete list of faculty participating in this cluster.
Students matriculate into the Ph.D. Program in Microbiology & Immunology or may choose another program at the end of the first year of study.
Important Dates
Completed applications must be received by January 1 for consideration for Fall semester admission (new students are only admitted for Fall semester).