项目介绍

2022年10月18日

The Program in Cell, Molecular Developmental Biology and Biophysics (CMDB) gives students a strong background in modern biology and physical biochemistry. This combination prepares students to study complex biological phenomena using quantitative physical methods. The training faculty reside in the T. C. Jenkins Department of Biophysics, the Biology Department, and the Carnegie Institutions Department of Embryology, all located on the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus. Students take core graduate courses in cell, molecular, and developmental biology, and in biophysics, and complete four eight-week rotations their first year. Other requirements include the Graduate Board Oral Preliminary Examination, given before the end of the second year, and successful defense of the dissertation.

Two National Institutes of Health training grants currently provide stipend and tuition support: one is for students who enroll in PMB and the other is for those who enter CMDB. Students supported by these training grants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. In addition, several research assistantships funded by grants and contracts awarded to faculty by outside agencies may be available to qualified students. University fellowships providing remission of tuition are also available. Graduate students in biophysics are eligible for and encouraged to apply for various nationally administered fellowships, such as National Science Foundation fellowships.