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PhD Biophysics at University of Virginia

University of Virginia, United States

Programme overview

The Biophysics PhD is an interdisciplinary degree-granting programme with faculty from 13 departments across three schools or colleges. Research addresses basic biological phenomena and human health using quantitative approaches from chemistry, computation, mathematics and physics.

Faculty: School of Medicine  |  Department: Biophysics  |  Intake: Fall (no Spring admission)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Charlottesville, VA, United States

What you will study

Interdisciplinary training; research areas include membrane biophysics, structural biology including electron microscopy, chromosome segregation, systems biology and molecular imaging.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission through the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) application; students then complete their studies in the degree-granting department.

Intake: Fall

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