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The Cell, Molecular, Developmental Biology, and Biophysics (CMDB) Program brings together faculty from Johns Hopkins University's Biology, Biophysics, and Chemistry departments, along with researchers from the Carnegie Institution's Embryology Department. CMDB graduate students engage in a foundational curriculum covering molecular, cellular, and developmental biology as well as biophysics. As they progress, students expand their expertise across these disciplines while focusing on their specific research interests. This interdisciplinary approach equips CMDB PhD graduates with the skills to address challenging biological questions.
A program of study leading to the Ph.D. degree is open to students who are candidates for, or who already have, the bachelor’s or master’s degree in the biological or physical sciences. To be admitted, the applicant should have had either a thorough training in the fundamentals of biology and both organic chemistry and general physics, or a broad training in the physical sciences and mathematics. Special attention is given to the applicant’s quality of scholarship and his or her promise as an investigator.
Students must have IELTS Academic Band Score equal to 7, or a minimum score of 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based), and 100 (internet-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).