Graduate Studies
The Affiliated Doctoral Program in Biological Sciences between the Division of Biological Sciences and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies boasts over 100 faculty who provide a supportive and stimulating environment to enable highly talented individuals to develop the skills and experience necessary to become world-class scientists. Our research encompasses a wide range of basic and applied biological questions, allowing graduate students the opportunity to be on the leading edge of discovery for the next generation of scientists. In our program, interdisciplinary research thrives because we value creating exciting scientific solutions by combining innovations in biology with those in mathematics, physics, computer science, and engineering.A key indicator of the quality of our program is represented by the successful placement history of our graduate students.
Who we are / What we've done
- The Program faculty includes 19 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 16 Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciencts and 10 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators.
- Ten UCSD Endowed Chairs are held by Program faculty.
- Recent junior faculty awards include: Pew Scholars Award, Markey Fellowships, Packard Foundation Awards and Searle Scholars
- The third largest biotechnology hub in the nation with nearly 25 Bio-Research Centers on the Torrey Pines Mesa, within a few miles of the UCSD campus.
- Thomson Scientific ranked UCSD 7th highest impact research institution in the nation, based on citation impact of published research.
- The Milken Institute ranks UCSD 6th among the world's leading universities in the strength of its publications in the field of biotechnology and 8th in the number of patents issued.
- In 2006, UCSD was named "hottest" institution in the nation for students to study science by Newsweek.
Student Spotlight - Britt Flaherty
“I came to UC San Diego because of the many biotech opportunities in the San Diego area, but what has made it such a wonderful experience is how much the biology department cares for its graduate students.”
Third-year grad student Britt Flaherty is researching biofuels and how transcription factors function in cell development, an essential part of figuring out how biofuels create energy. More
News
• The University Extension Complimentary Enrollment Vouchers for Winter 2010 will be available at OGS on Tuesday, January 5th until gone. Please remember students must be enrolled in 12 or more units for Winter 2010 and must have been enrolled in 12 or more units in graduate standing in a previous quarter on campus. More
• The San Diego Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) is offering scholarships to community college, undergraduate, and graduate women in San Diego County who are in pursuit of a degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. More
• Graduate Student Intern position offered beginning Winter 2010. More