PhD students in our department join through PhD programs in the “Harvard Integrated Life Sciences” (HILS) consortium. We’ve included the most common programs below. You can see a full list of HILS programs here.
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Biological and Biomedical Sciences |
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Chemical Biology |
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Immunology |
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Virology |
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MD-PhD programs |
Our PhD students are also eligible to join secondary concentrations that provide close communities with additional opportunities for scientific training, career and professional development, mentorship, and friendships. We’ve included a few popular programs below. You can see a full list here.
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Harvard Graduate Program in Bacteriology |
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Harvard Infectious Diseases Consortium |
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Harvard Therapeutics Graduate Program |
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Leder Human Biology and Translational Medicine Program |