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.