Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering - Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

The PBSE graduate training track in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology (MCD) is designed to give students both broad-based knowledge in biology and in-depth skills in the specific area of their dissertation research. MCD emphasizes an interactive and collaborative research environment for graduate training. Fifty-two faculty members from six departments participate in the track. Research groups are organized into interdisciplinary clusters of laboratories with shared interests, creating critical masses of researchers that foster mutual support and scientific interaction. These clusters are cell biology, chromosome biology, developmental biology, genomics, microbiology, neurobiology and RNA molecular biology. The MCD training track requires rigorous core coursework and laboratory rotations, while providing students with a rich environment of regular seminars and group meetings. Students interact closely with faculty members throughout their training, and have first-hand access to state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and computational tools while undertaking their research. Students receive financial support throughout their graduate career, contingent upon remaining in good academic standing.

A cumulative or overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale in the last two years of undergraduate education. This should be displayed on your official academic records. Unofficial transcripts are accepted for the application process Upload your unofficial transcripts in the online application Official copies are not currently required for the application only for accepting an offer of admission however we reserve the right to change this requirement at any time. A bachelor\u2019s degree or its equivalent from an accredited university awarded conferred prior to the quarter in which admission is sought. Applicants with a three-year undergraduate degree must also hold a post graduate diploma Masters-Degree or a higher degree. Internet-based TOEFL minimum acceptable scores. 89 for applicants to the Applied Mathematics Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics Computational Media Computer Science and Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering Natural Language Processing and Statistical Sciences programs. 83 for applicants to the Human Computer Interaction program 83 for all other programs. Other TOEFL minimum acceptable scores. Computer-based 230. IELTS, a minimum overall score of 7 from the IELTS test is required for admission.