Vanderbilt University

Program Information

Degree Offered

Ph.D.-Biological Sciences

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Department of Biological Sciences is a new entity formed from the coalescence of the Departments of Biology and Molecular Biology at Vanderbilt University. Research activities in the new department encompass the study of biology at the molecular, subcellular, cellular, organismal, population, and community levels. Fields of study available to graduate students include ecology and evolutionary biology, neurobiology and behavior, biological clocks, developmental biology, cell biology, molecular genetics, biochemistry, molecular biophysics, and structural biology. Depending upon the specific interests of the student, undergraduate backgrounds emphasizing biological sciences, chemistry, mathematics, or physics course work are recommended. Students interested in obtaining a Ph.D. degree in biological sciences may apply for direct admission in the Biological Sciences Graduate Program, or they may enter through the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP) in the Biomedical Sciences. During the first year in the program, students engage in course work that reflects their scientific interests and also gain valuable experience in research by completing at least two laboratory rotations. Students typically finalize their selection of a mentor and begin research in the laboratory of their choice by May of their first year.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999