Michael Liapin in Scott Juntti's lab

College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Biological Sciences Graduate Program

An interdepartmental Ph.D. program that offers unparalleled opportunities for research and discovery across contemporary life sciences disciplines.

Concentration Areas

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Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, & Systematics (BEES)

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Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, & Genomics (CBBG)

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Molecular & Cellular Biology (MOCB)

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Physiological Systems (PSYS)

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Are you interested in using cutting-edge technologies to explore the life sciences? The Biological Sciences Ph.D. program might be the place for you! From the plant sciences to molecular genetics and everything in between, you’ll cultivate skills that will take you far beyond the classroom. 

The Fall 2026 application is closed. We will resume accepting applications for Fall 2027 in July 2026.

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Autumn Lee

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Angela Jiang

Ph.D. Student
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Aishwarya Sathya

Ph.D. Student
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Zexuan Zhao

Ph.D. Student
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Cody Conrad

Ph.D. Student
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Michelle Launi

Ph.D. Student
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Liz Hunter

Ph.D. Student
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Asan Turdiev

Ph.D. Student
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Jared Carter

Ph.D. Student
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Nathaniel Tabbert

Ph.D. Student
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Maggie Grant

Ph.D. Student
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Tasmim Hossain

Ph.D. Student
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Yi Chen

Ph.D. Student
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Cierra Wilson

Ph.D. Student
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Husan Turdiev

Ph.D. Student
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Johena Sanyal

Ph.D. Student
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Nairita Faruqui

Ph.D. Student
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Yuxi Wang

Ph.D. Student
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Sondos Abdelhafeez

Ph.D. Student
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Aurelie Niyongabo

Ph.D. Student
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Sahana Kumar

Ph.D. Student
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Ama Antwi

Ph.D. Student
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John Labella

Ph.D. Student
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Aolani Perry

Ph.D. Student
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Fatemeh Yosefy

Ph.D. Student
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Guanchao Ding

Ph.D. Student
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Divya Sivalingam

Ph.D. Student
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Kari-Ann Takano

Ph.D. Student
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Marron McConnell

Ph.D. Student
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Ricardo Sierra Arroyo

Ph.D. Student
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Junhan Kim

Ph.D. Student
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Gayatri Anand

Ph.D. Student
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Aisha Abdulkarimu

Ph.D. Student
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Anna Phan

Ph.D. Student
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Michael Liapin

Ph.D. Student

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