Question for Virology Profs and Majors

[Shannon Walls]

On 28 Sep 1995, Don Haut wrote:

> In article <44d545$ht3 at mark.ucdavis.edu>, ez049598 at chip.ucdavis.edu (Silly
> Bean) wrote:
> 
> > I was wondering if I will need to attend Med. School to get a Ph. D. in 
> > Virology and what schools would be good choices for grad school. Any help 
> > will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> 
> As far as I know you will not need to attend med school to get a PhD in
> virology.  If you are really interested in the viruses then I dont think
> you should consider Med School.  In Med School, they are interested in
> making you a good technician of humans (as they should be) and not
> necessarily an expert in viruses.  You will learn about viruses in Med
> School but not the way you would at any good virology curriculum.  
> 
> I dont know who offers a good graduate program specifically in virology
> but I do know that many schools virology program is combined with the
> departments of microbiology or molecular biology.
> 
> Good Luck,
> 
> Don
> 
> Don Haut 
> Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
> University of Missouri-Columbia
> C601591 at showme.missouri.edu
> 314-882-3171
> 
> 
You might consider checking out Petersons Guide to Biological and 
Agricultural Sciences.  This book contains lots of good schools and their 
programs.  I believe there is a section on Virology.

Shannon