PhD Plant & Microbial Biosciences at Washington University in St. Louis

The Plant and Microbial Biosciences Program is a graduate training program at WashU, housed under the Roy and Diana Vagelos Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences (DBBS). The Plant and Microbial Biosciences (PMB) Program trains PhD students to have a strong background in modern biology, as well as research training specific to vascular plants, mosses, algae, plant-associated microbes, photosynthetic prokaryotes, and other microbes as experimental organisms to address both fundamental and applied biological questions.

Faculty: School of Medicine  |  Duration: Seven years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

Requires 36 units.

Career pathways

DBBS also provides a wide variety of “beyond the bench” opportunities for students, including internships, career workshops, and science outreach opportunities to ensure that PMB graduates are well prepared for future careers in academia, industry, entrepreneurship, policy, science communication, and beyond.

Official programme page