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PhD Molecular Biology at Princeton University

Princeton University, United States

Programme overview

The Ph.D. in Molecular Biology is a five-year programme with concentrations including biochemistry, biophysics, cancer, cell biology, computation and modeling, development, evolution, genetics, genomics, microbiology and virology, policy and structural biology.

Faculty: Princeton Graduate School  |  Department: Molecular Biology  |  Duration: 5 years  |  Intake: Fall 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Princeton, NJ, United States

What you will study

Students complete five core courses with a B average or better by spring of the second year, three laboratory rotations, and MOL 561 Scientific Integrity in the Practice of Molecular Biology by the end of the third year, then the general exam and dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School, department-level requirements for Fall 2027 entry: application deadline December 1 (11:59 p.m. Eastern); application fee $90; GRE General Test optional/not required. Applicants whose primary language is not English submit TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test scores; the Graduate School sets no minimum score.

Requirements published at program group level.

Intake: Fall 2027

Duration: 5 years

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.princeton.edu/admission

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