Toxicology
STEM •
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
What is it about?
A program that focuses on the scientific study of poisons and other biohazards; their interactions with organisms and their food and respiratory systems; and their prevention, management, and counteraction. Includes instruction in toxicological biochemistry, toxic agents and transporters, toxin fate, toxicokinetics and metabolism, toxin classification, molecular toxic mechanisms, extracellular matrices and cell function, bacterial pathogenesis and mutagenesis, pathophysiology and apoptosis, cell stress and injury, studies of specific toxins, and studies of specific organ systems and physiological functions in relation to toxicological problems.
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Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 10 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Average private university graduating class: 8 students.
O's Insights on Toxicology
- Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
- 61% of graduates come from public universities.
