The PhD in Cancer Biology program at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is designed to train the next generation of scientists in basic and translational research in cancer biology.

Highlights of our program include:
  • Exposure to a wide variety of cancer research approaches
  • Highly interactive relationships with faculty 
  • Development of a foundation in basic science and fundamentals of cancer research

Areas of Research:

Cellular defense and metabolism Aberrant signaling pathways in tumor cells
Cell growth and survival Molecular cancer epidemiology
Gene-environment interactions Cancer control