Cummings School’s Graduate Department of Comparative Health Sciences strives to advance Tufts University's graduate education and research missions. By preparing scientists and professionals to address complex challenges in human health, our students are ready to meet challenges that are increasingly shaped by interactions among biological systems, the environment, and global society.
The MAPP program focuses on the human-animal connection and relationship, whether it's wildlife, zoo animals, companion animals, or lab animals. It’s perfect for me. It’s really going to help me move forward in my career to integrate that into my work.
The MCM program provided me with the opportunity and support to undertake a project of this scale, which I previously thought was beyond my capabilities. The biggest thing I got from the MCM program was seeing how many careers there are out there to work with animals.
Cummings School was one of the few places that offered opportunities to continue Animal Biosafety Level 3 work with Tufts New England Regional Biosafety Laboratory (RBL).
Advancing health across species, systems, and environments is at the core of our graduate programs. By offering a diverse portfolio of master’s degrees, certificate programs, and doctorate pathways, students in Tufts University’s Graduate Programs in Comparative Health Sciences explore academic and research programs grounded in basic and translational science spanning comparative biomedicine, global and population health, laboratory animal medicine, conservation medicine, and human–animal policy, with strengths in cancer biology, pathobiology, cardiology, immunology, neurobiology, pharmacology and toxicology, infectious disease, animal policy, regulation and compliance, and global health. Anchored in Tufts’ long-standing leadership and commitment to translational and clinical research, programs offer innovative, stackable educational pathways that prepare graduates for impactful careers.
One Health-Focused: Committed to training students to contribute to Health Across Species.
Interdisciplinary Research Hub: Connect human, animal, and environmental health through science and policy.
Diverse Interests Welcome: Ideal for students interested in biomedical research, pharma, public policy, public health, and more.
Real-World Impact: Study infectious disease, cancer, neuroscience, therapeutics, and health systems using comparative approaches.
Science-Informed Policy Training: Build skills in ethics, regulation, and global health leadership.
Because translational breakthroughs happen where species, systems, and science converge.
Learn about the students advancing research across Cummings School, their academic interests, and the faculty who mentor their work.
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