Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (GDBBS)

Emory University is one of the major biological research and medical referral centers in the Southeast and is among the fastest growing Medical Centers in the United States. Emory is consistently ranked in the top 20 institutions nationally for NIH research support. Emory was recently named one of the 25 “New Ivies” by Newsweek, a testament to its quality and dedication to education.

The GDBBS is composed of eight interdiciplinary doctoral programs:

• Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology
• Genetics and Molecular Biology
• Immunology and Molecular Pathogenesis
• Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
• Molecular and Systems Pharmacology
• Neuroscience
• Nutrition and Health Sciences
• Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution

The GDBBS faculty consists primarily of scientists from the Emory School of Medicince and the Emory College departments of Biology and Chemistry.  In addition, several programs have close relations with -- and sometimes faculty from -- a number of other entities at Emory and beyond.  These include:

• the American Cancer Society
• the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center
• the Rollins School of Public Health
• The Carter Center
• the Winship Cancer Institute
• the Yerkes National Primate Research Center

Financial support includes a tuition scholarship, health insurance and stipend ($24,500 for the 2008-2009 academic year). Funding is guaranteed as long as the student is making satisfactory progress toward their degree. The average time to degree is about 5.5 years.

Training is interdisciplinary and students have the flexibility to work with GDBBS faculty outside their program. Students typically perform three rotations before affiliating with a faculty member for their dissertation research.