• Learn about Georgia Tech's graduate degree programs.
• Gain insight into available financial resources.
• Visit academic units and research laboratories.
• Obtain assistance with the graduate school application process.
• Network with more than 100 scholars with similar interests.

BGS consists of seven graduate groups: Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Cell & Molecular Biology, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Genomics & Computational Biology, Immunology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology. Our graduate programs are highly interdisciplinary and flexible in structure, thereby encouraging integrative and focused investigation. BGS students enjoy a wide range of supplemental training and social activities sponsored by their graduate program, its associated departments, and the central BGS office. Many graduates successfully pursue careers in academic research, while others embark on careers in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industries, government research, science journalism, patent law, and other associated fields. Students enrolling in BGS doctoral programs have the option of applying to certificate programs in medicine, public health, and environmental health sciences. The programs offer intensive supplemental training provided by expert practitioners and researchers in these fields. Participants are expected to complete the certificate program and doctoral program requirements concurrently. 

You may apply to one of the graduate groups in BGS via our online application. The deadline for Fall 2020 enrollment is December 1, 2019. Details about the application process are available at Biomedical Graduate Studies Ph.D. applicants. BGS does not require or accept GRE scores (general or subject tests).

We are pleased to announce that WE WILL WAIVE THE $80 APPLICATION FEE for all applicants who participate in the McNair, MARC, MBRS-RISE, ENDURE, NIH PREP, LSAMP, Meyerhoff Scholars Program, Millennium Scholars Program, and Leadership Alliance programs. To request a waiver, please email Dr. Arnaldo Diaz at diaza@pennmedicine.upenn.edu before submitting your application.

For students continuing their undergraduate studies through Fall 2020, you may be interested in the Summer Undergraduate Internship Program (SUIP), a ten-week intensive research experience designed for students interested in graduate study in the biomedical sciences. In addition, for students wishing to take 1-2 years between college and graduate school, we have a Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (PennPREP), which also provides research experience, health benefits, a competitive stipend, and an opportunity to take graduate coursework.

Introduction: This is our fellow McNair Scholar Milan Brown, who has been part of the McNair program since 2018. Milan will be entering her senior year as an Environmental Science and Geography major. As her final summer as an undergraduate, Milan has been very productive, working with the Baltimore's Park as an environmental literacy teacher! We are excited and are here to help you through your final year as an undergraduate, and through your graduate school process, Milan!

https://mcnair.umbc.edu/milan-brown/

Abstract: Franklin Square is a West Baltimore rowhouse community established in the mid 1800’s. Developers donated a plot of land to the city of Baltimore in 1839 to serve as a community space which became Franklin Square park. This project takes an in-depth look at Franklin Square park through present-day and historic sources. In the summer of 2018, in collaboration with community members, we surveyed park trees to create an updated park map. We compared the updated map to a 1916 map displaying park features including trees. Following the completion of the survey, we organized an event in the park for a group of students in an afterschool program. We collected reflections on student views of the park before and after the event. Analysis of student reflections were supplemented with historic and present-day newspaper and popular media accounts of Franklin Square Park. Despite indications that the physical quality of the park is deteriorating through loss of trees and park area, student reflections suggest that not only park features but also experience and memory shape park quality. Our findings illustrate the importance of collaborating with community members to incorporate an understanding of how a space is used when defining a quality green space. The study contributes to the fields of community geography and participatory research and increases our understanding of urban geography and environmental justice.

2019 Dates: November 11-13

The M-CORE all-expense-paid visit is an opportunity for students to enjoy the Michigan experience by visiting our Department of Chemistry as part of a group highly qualified prospective Chemistry graduate students.

Our M-CORE visitors will:

• Meet faculty and current graduate students
• Hear research presentations by Chemistry students
• Tour our cutting-edge research facilities and the University campus
• Get patent advice on how to assemble a competitive graduate school application

For more details, please see our brochure 2019 MCORE Brochure and visit the program's site - https://lsa.umich.edu/chem/graduates/mcore.  The students can apply directly online using this link; the deadline for student applications is Friday, September 27, 2019.

Questions can be emailed to mcore.chem@umich.edu - or directly to me - katfost@umich.edu, administrative coordinator.  

The Faculty Advisor/Director of the M-CORE program is Dr. Nils G. Walter, Francis S. Collins Collegiate Professor of Chemistry, Biophysics & Biological Chemistry.