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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

Fabian Lim and Matthew Maxwell

Graduate Students Fabian Lim and Matthew Maxwell Honored with 2024-2025 Founding Faculty Awards

Research led by graduate students Fabian Lim and Matthew Maxwell has been recognized with 2024-2025 Biological Sciences Founding Faculty Awards for Graduate Excellence.