PhD in Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

The Committee on Immunology offers doctoral training within the university's biological sciences community. The program reflects a commitment to open exchange among scholars from many fields, supported by a structure that merges basic biology completely with clinical science. Students can choose a graduate track in computational and systems immunology. A current doctoral student describes how that track let him merge his immunology background with sophisticated genomic and data methods, seeing the field from a fresh angle and working at the forefront of research. The committee's pages provide application assistance, a faculty information sheet, a seminar series, events and news about student awards, including a fellowship won by one of its students. Prospective applicants can also find a workshop on writing the personal statement for science doctoral programs. Overall, the program suits students who want to study immune function with both laboratory and quantitative approaches in a setting where basic and clinical research share close ties.