PhD in Biology in Provo United States | Brigham Young University

The biology PhD program is designed to push students toward intellectual autonomy. This growth is evidenced by conceiving and executing a significant research initiative that addresses key questions in ecological or evolutionary studies, followed by interpreting and integrating findings to showcase scholarly development. Potential research areas span population dynamics, community ecology, ecosystem studies, conservation genetics, phylogeographic patterns, molecular evolutionary processes, computational biology, or phylogenetic classification systems. Candidates will publicly present and defend a dissertation comprising publishable chapters suitable for peer-reviewed academic publications.