Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences
The Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences houses the Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, the Biomolecular Science Center, the Medical Laboratory Sciences Program and the Pre-Health Professions Advisement Office. The school offers three undergraduate degrees: a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Microbiology, a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science. Two graduate degrees are also offered: a Master of Science in Molecular Biology and Microbiology and a Ph.D. program in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Science. In addition to these, the school also offers an accelerated Bachelors to Medicine program, in conjunction with the University of South Florida. Students complete three years at UCF, before matriculating into the University of South Florida College of Medicine. At the end of the program they are awarded a bachelor's degree in Molecular Biology and Microbiology, and a Medical Doctorate.
The school was named after Al and Nancy Burnett after receiving a $10 million donation from them. The current director of the school is Dr. Pappachan E. Kolattukudy. In August 2007, the program was converted to a school under the newly formed UCF College of Medicine from being an independent college. The goal of the school is to build a nationally recognized biomedical research and education enterprise, and become part of UCF's College of Medicine upon accreditation. The Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences is housed in a 198,000-square-foot (18,400 m2) building on the health sciences campus which opened in 2009.
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