Entering the Cell Biology PhD Program

Students interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Cell Biology apply to the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) graduate program, generally choosing the Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development (MCGD) track as their primary interest on the application form.  At the end of the 1st year, any student choosing to carry out thesis research in the lab of a faculty member with a primary appointment in the Cell Biology Department automatically enters the Cell Biology Ph.D. program.  A student choosing to do thesis research that is cell biological in nature but in the laboratory of a faculty member not formally affiliated with the department can also request to be in the Cell Biology program. 

Formally, to join the Cell Biology program, a student must fill out the “Advisor and Degree Program Selection Form” available from the BBS office (see Contacts below) and have it signed by the thesis advisor and DGS of Cell Biology.  Students in the MCGD track submit this form to Shirlene Scott, the registrar for the track (shirlene.scott@yale.edu).  The deadline is July 1.