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Doctoral Studies

The School of Biological Sciences offers 2 distinct graduate programs:

The UC San Diego Biological Sciences program is a partnership between the School of Biological Sciences and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. This creates a powerful and closely linked intellectual community, unified by the broad discipline of biological sciences.

Our programs boast 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.

Graduate News

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Meet a Biological Sciences Graduate Student: Toheeb Balogun

BioSci graduate student Toheeb Balogun focuses on the structural dynamics of viral glycoproteins and designing entry-level inhibitors

Meet Toheeb and learn about his career interests, what he enjoys most about being a graduate student and his advice for incoming students.