Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Molecular Biosciences

The Molecular Biosciences Program at Montana State operates as an interdisciplinary research opportunity that concludes in fellows earning a Ph.D in one of several bioscience doctoral programs. During their first year, candidates rotate through three different laboratories within their chosen area of interest. After these rotations, Molecular Biosciences fellows will then choose a dissertation advisor and be formally transferred to the PhD programof their choice in order to begin their research. As a competitive research opportunity, the Molecular Biosciences Program offers tuition waivers for five years of graduate school, as well as a stipend in order to decrease the burden of seThe Molecular Biosciences (MBS) Program offers an interdisciplinary design towards a Doctorate in Philosophy. Students in the MBS program have the unique opportunity to pursue research across department boundaries, before selecting a specific area of study at the end of the first year. In this program, first year graduate students rotate in three different laboratories within their chosen areas of research interest. These rotations are chosen by the student based on interest and need to be communicated with the research faculty prior to rotation. By the end of the first year students determine their dissertation advisor and are formally admitted to a specific department to conduct research leading to the completion of a Doctorate of Philosophy. Final lab placement after rotations is decided by the MBS student and the Faculty Advisor. arching for research funding.