Program Overview
The last century has seen phenomenal advances in Biology. It has
only been 100 years since the basic principles of genetics were made
generally available to scientists. Now, at the beginning of the 21st
century, the complete genomes of many organisms are freely available on
the Internet. Future advancements in biomedicine will require
researchers with mathematical skills, and an excellent understanding of
how to tackle biomedical problems. The Molecular Biophysics Educational
Track is a rigorous PhD graduate program designed for students with
undergraduate training in physics, chemistry, engineering or
mathematics, who now wish to study biological problems. The MBET curriculum,
with accompanying laboratory and computational research, leads to a PhD
degree that meets both current and future challenges in biomedical
research. Students admitted to this program are guaranteed full
fellowship support plus full health benefits throughout their graduate
career, as long as they make satisfactory progress toward their degree.