General Program Features

• Interdisciplinary training through flexible and background-tailored tracks.
• Dual mentors, one from the mathematics/computational sciences and the life sciences.
• Competitive stipend and benefits. All full-time students accepted into the program are fully funded (stipend and tuition) for five years.
• Summer internship opportunities in industry, academia, and government laboratories.
• Learning environments and activities that promote interdisciplinary interactions
• Mentoring and career development activities.
• Interactive COB seminars, laboratory rotations, or independent study.

Program requirements:

1. Four semesters of the COB Research Seminar course
2. Required courses specific to the student’s home department.
3. Two crossover biological or computational courses complementary to the student’s home department requirements.
4. Two elective courses.
5. Two semesters of laboratory rotations, or an equivalent experience.
6. An ethics course.
7. Four semesters of participation in the COB Colloquium/Student Seminar, including the presentation of a public seminar.
8. Research and other credits to complete 72 points of credit to suit each student’s need.
9. Ph.D. qualifying examination in the second year.
10. Defense of dissertation.