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PhD Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States

Programme overview

The MCDB PhD provides full financial support (stipend, tuition, fees and health insurance) to students in good standing until they finish their degrees. Course requirements are minimal and intended to provide background for thesis research.

Faculty: College of Literature, Science, and the Arts  |  Department: Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology  |  Duration: 5 to 5.5 years  |  Intake: Fall term only; deadline December 1  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

First-year students take two core courses in Molecular Biology (fall) and Cell Biology (winter) plus seminars while exploring faculty research through laboratory rotations; by the second year students choose a research mentor and a dissertation problem.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A bachelor's degree or its equivalent is required; a previous master's is not required. Expected background includes a strong undergraduate biology foundation with physics, organic chemistry, calculus and advanced biology courses. Applications are made online through the Rackham Graduate School with an academic statement of purpose, personal statement, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation and transcripts from all institutions attended. All materials are due by December 1 and candidates are accepted for Fall term only.

Intake: Fall term only; deadline December 1

Duration: 5 to 5.5 years

Apply through the official page: https://rackham.umich.edu/admissions/applying/

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