Deadline: December 1
Application
Requirements:
- Official GRE scores
- Unofficial transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation
- Statement of purpose
- List of faculty of interest
- List of fellowships, scholarships, and awards
- Up-to-date resume or curriculum vitae
Program Details
Timeline:
- First Year – Complete 1 or 2 lab rotations (with the option of a third) and select a thesis advisor no later than the end of Spring Quarter.
- Second Year – Continue to conduct research and pass the Qualifying Exam before the end of Spring Quarter.
- Third Year – Form a Supervisory Committee by the end of Autumn Quarter. Have Academic Plan reviewed by the committee within one quarter of establishing the committee. Pass the General Exam before the end of Summer Quarter.
- Fourth/Fifth Year – Make an annual progress report to the Supervisory Committee and receive feedback from committee. Defend the dissertation and graduate.
Subdepartments of Interest:
Molecular and Cellular Engineering
Systems, Synthetic, and Quantitative Biology
Faculty
| Name | Research | Department | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georg Seelig | Nucleic acid synthetic biology In vitro work | ||
| Klavins | Signalling pathways from plants to yeast | ||
| Sauro | Measurement Evolutionary stability Software, hardware | ||
| Carothers | RNA-based systems Foundational and applied | ||
| Kyung Kim | Theoretical syn bio | ||
| ***** | |||
| James Bryers | Anti-biofilm materials | MCE | |
| Valerie Daggett | Protein folding | SSQB | |
| Kyung Hyuk Kim | Engineer cells as biosensors Network design RNA aptamers | SSQB | Not accepting grad students |
| Anthony Convertine | Drug delivery | ||
| Cecilia Giachelli | Bioengineered cell therapy New therapeutics for ectopic calcification Biomimetics for tissue regeneration Foreign body reaction | MCE | |
| Suzie Pun | Drug delivery in cancer and CNS T-cell engineering | MCE | |
| Michael Regnier | Muscle disease Adenoviral engineering | MCE |