The CMB program is transdisciplinary, bringing together basic, applied, and clinical scientists from a number of departments to provide students with individualized, cutting-edge biomedical research training. Areas of emphasis include genetic and infectious diseases, and comparative aspects of biology and pathology across animal species and humans. Students receive scientific training that prepares them for careers as independent investigators and educators in academia, industry, and government. The CMB program focuses on health that spans a wide range of species, from laboratory animal, companion animal, and livestock species to humans, and is unique within the University of Minnesota.