Education

The Cell and Developmental Biology Graduate Program at the University of Virginia offers outstanding interdisciplinary training in the vibrant, rapidly evolving fields of cell and developmental biology. Our goal is to prepare a new generation of biomedical researchers to conduct independent, innovative research addressing fundamental questions in these fields.

During their first two years, students take part in lecture-based courses and advanced topical colloquia, alongside student-led journal clubs and research-in-progress talks — all while pursuing active research in their area of interest. Throughout, we aim to train students for intellectual engagement with biomedical science at the highest level.

To earn a Ph.D., students complete an independent, publishable research project in one of more than 30 participating labs, based in the School of Medicine’s basic science departments or in the Department of Biology.

For more information on graduate education in Cell and Developmental Biology at UVA, or to apply to the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS), please visit med.virginia.edu/bims.