Cody Conrad and Norberto Gonzalez-Juarbe in the 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

cicada

Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, & Systematics (BEES)

e2 front surf

Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, & Genomics (CBBG)

confocal image of a disease-resistant protein

Molecular & Cellular Biology (MOCB)

aniline blue stained arabidopsis flower

Physiological Systems (PSYS)

Apply to BISI

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.

News

'Finding New Tools for the Toolbox'

'Finding New Tools for the Toolbox'

April 28, 2026
BISI Graduate Student Award Winners 2026

BISI Graduate Student Award Winners 2026

April 24, 2026
UMD BioFIRE Student Becomes Program’s First Doctoral Graduate

UMD BioFIRE Student Becomes Program’s First Doctoral Graduate

April 20, 2026
On the Case of the Thieving Nudibranchs

On the Case of the Thieving Nudibranchs

April 16, 2026

View More News

Meet our Graduate Students

Portrait of Catherine Harvey

Catherine Harvey

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Cody Conrad

Cody Conrad

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Adena Collens

Adena Collens

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Wesley DeMontigny

Wesley DeMontigny

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Urja Biswas

Urja Biswas

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Kari-Ann Takano

Kari-Ann Takano

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Sahana Kumar

Sahana Kumar

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Yuan Gao

Yuan Gao

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Liz Hunter

Liz Hunter

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Savanna Lyda

Savanna Lyda

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Justin O'Neill

Justin O'Neill

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Zhuoyue Yang

Zhuoyue Yang

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Nathaniel Tabbert

Nathaniel Tabbert

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Yaal Dryer

Yaal Dryer

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Carter Dierlam

Carter Dierlam

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Jory Van Thiel

Jory Van Thiel

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Guillermo Hoffmann Meyer

Guillermo Hoffmann Meyer

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Cierra Wilson

Cierra Wilson

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Divya Sivalingam

Divya Sivalingam

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Akshaya Ganesh

Akshaya Ganesh

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Fatemeh Yosefy

Fatemeh Yosefy

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Stephen Stanio

Stephen Stanio

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Maggie Grant

Maggie Grant

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Anna Mikkelsen

Anna Mikkelsen

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Aishwarya Sathya

Aishwarya Sathya

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Jeff Loube

Jeff Loube

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Nairita Faruqui

Nairita Faruqui

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Simone Parn

Simone Parn

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Anna Phan

Anna Phan

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Michelle Launi

Michelle Launi

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Lucy Irvine

Lucy Irvine

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Jared Carter

Jared Carter

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Connor Young

Connor Young

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Aurelie Niyongabo

Aurelie Niyongabo

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Asan Turdiev

Asan Turdiev

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Wanru Lin

Wanru Lin

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Qiuchi Song

Qiuchi Song

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Eeshita Ghosh

Eeshita Ghosh

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Sondos Abdelhafeez

Sondos Abdelhafeez

Ph.D. Student
Portrait of Maria Corkran

Maria Corkran

Ph.D. Student

View More People