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PhD Biological Sciences at Columbia University

Columbia University, United States

Programme overview

An interdisciplinary PhD programme based in the Department of Biological Sciences on the Morningside campus, with faculty laboratories also at Manhattanville and the Medical Center campus.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences  |  Department: Biological Sciences  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Research areas include cancer and disease biology; cell, developmental and stem cell biology; evolutionary biology, comparative genomics and population genetics; genome organization, maintenance and expression; genomics, computational and systems biology; microbiology; neuroscience; and structural biology, biophysics, chemical biology and biochemistry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants name at least three program faculty as potential advisors. Applicants submit one transcript per school attended, a statement of academic purpose, a personal statement and a resume. Three letters of evaluation (at least two from academic recommenders). Writing sample: not required. GRE General is not required. International applicants whose undergraduate degree is from an institution in a country whose official language is not English submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test scores. Fall 2027 entry application deadline: December 2, 2026.

Intake: Fall

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