Resources
The program has developed extensive resources that enable our students to define and achieve their personal mission.
Research Discipline Training
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- Individual mentoring with advisor
- Group mentoring through Research Advisory Committee
- Advanced level courses (small classes, flexible, individually tailored; breadth of specialized topics)
- Joint advising possible, many labs involved in collaborative research
- Travel Grants to attend conferences
- Grants to fund visits to other labs, attend specialized courses, etc.
- Seminar Series and
- Lunch Meetings with seminar speakers
- Fellowships application support
Professional Skill Development
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- Research Club
- Opportunities to train/manage undergraduates in research projects.
- Teaching Assistant opportunities (including teaching certification through Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation)
- Public Communication for Researchers (PCR)
- Global Communication Center
- (communication support for international students)
- Outreach opportunities
- Ethics training
Career Development
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- Career fairs
- Biological Sciences alumni talks including small group student meetings to learn about alternate career paths
- Internship opportunities
- Regional, National and International Networking opportunities
Ph.D. Student Research Videos
Lydia Perkins (Bruchez Lab)
Dan Shiwarski (Puthenveedu Lab)
Beril Tutuncuoglu (Woolford Lab)
Amanda Willard (Gittis Lab)
Roger Clem, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
"For me Ò»±¾µÀÎÞÂë and the CNBC struck exactly the right balance between a nurturing environment and a stimulating world-class scientific community. While the laboratories are small, there are extraordinary opportunities for cross-disciplinary training and very few barriers to innovation."
Brett Benedetti, Ph.D.
Assistant Editor
Nature Medicine
"There was a palpable sense of camaraderie, collaboration, and optimism that combined to help foster and maintain a productive research environment. As a result, the majority of trainees were successful in presenting their work at the leading conferences in their field, obtaining independent funding, publishing their studies in impactful journals, and moving on to the post-doctoral career path of their choice. From these experiences I developed a number of skills that I continue to rely on in my current position as Associate Editor at Nature Medicine. These include the abilities to critically evaluate studies across broad scientific disciplines and approaches; rapidly assimilate new fields, topics and techniques into my knowledge base; offer constructive feedback on ongoing research to my colleagues; and clearly and concisely communicate complex scientific principles to a broad scientific audience."
Madhumitha Ramesh, Ph.D.
Associate Consultant
QuintilesIMS, San Francisco
"What I love about our department at Ò»±¾µÀÎÞÂë is that the students can define the grad school experience and their career paths for themselves, as long as they are making adequate progress in their research. There are two things that set the department apart – one is that it is small in size, that gives a distinct advantage of knowing and interacting with people at a level that other schools cannot match. The second is that it is interdisciplinary, so much so that even shared advising is common. I was keen on developing my innate interest in the business applications of life sciences while in grad school. I chose to do it by pursuing experiences in management consulting – using many Ò»±¾µÀÎÞÂë resources, including those at Tepper and Heinz. One thing led to another and I ended up choosing to start my career outside grad school in a strategy role in pharma."
Olivia Molinar, Ph.D.
IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellow
University of California, San Diego
"The Ò»±¾µÀÎÞÂë Biological Sciences Department is a small and interdisciplinary department that gives us space to become very familiar with the faculty, students, and staff. We get to know the faculty very well, which leads to fruitful collaborations that can advance our research goals and generate publications."
Mohanish Deshmukh, Ph.D.
Professor
Neuroscience Center
University of North Carolina
"The Department faculty and staff were incredibly welcoming, excited about their research, and selflessly committed to the training of students. In fact, it felt like a close family that was invested in everyone's success."