Robert J. Gropler, MD
Yale Biological and Biomedical Sciences
The gateway to a Ph.D. in the biosciences at Yale
The Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) is the admissions gateway to a Ph.D. in almost all bioscience disciplines* at Yale. Upon admission, you will spend your first year of training within BBS and then transition to a degree-granting program for your second year and beyond. BBS and the affiliated Ph.D. programs are part of the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and span the entire university campus including the main campus, Yale School of Medicine, and West Campus. As a BBS student you will have access to courses, seminars, and faculty labs on all 3 campuses.
Within BBS you will receive a thorough, interdisciplinary, cutting edge education, and you will develop career skills necessary to excel in academia, industry, business, and the many other exciting career paths our graduates pursue.
Please explore our website for more information about becoming a BBS student. Also download our latest brochure and our Graduate School's viewbook.
*Students in the BBS Program are eligible for Ph.D.s from the following programs: Cell Biology / Cellular & Molecular Physiology / Computational Biology & Biomedical Informatics / Genetics / Immunobiology / Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program / Microbiology / Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry / Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology / Pathology and Molecular Medicine / Pharmacology / Translational Biomedicine. Please visit our Graduate School of Arts & Sciences website to learn about other doctoral programs at Yale.
Upcoming BBS Events
Dec 20243Today
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Dec 20244Tomorrow
Everyone Markus Müschen, MD, PhD - Sidi Chen, PhD - Richard Flavell, PhD, FRS - Shangqin Guo, PhD - Iris Isufi, MD - Jun Lu, PhD - Xiaolei Su, PhD - Yongxian Hu, MD - He Huang, MD, PhD - Pengxu Qian, PhD - Shanshan Pei, PhD - Lie Wang, PhD - Gang Xio, PhD - Yishan Ye, MD - Yanmin Zhao, MDYale Only Saejeong Park - Pieter MartinoYale Only Speakers to be announced.
Dec 20245Thursday
Yale Only Yale Only Michael Yaffe, MD, PhD
Dec 20246Friday
Everyone Jaya Prakash Golla, PhDYale Only Jaya Prakash Golla, PhDYale Only
Dec 20249-12Multiple Days
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Dec 20249Monday
Everyone Julien Berro, PhD
Dec 202410Tuesday
Everyone Everyone Jeffery Farrell, PhDEveryone Pam Ohashi, PhD, FRSCYale Only David A. Hafler, MD, FANAYale Only Ning Wang, PhDYale Only Sonya MacParlard, PhDEveryone Speakers to be announced.
Dec 202411Wednesday
Yale Only Amy Rushing - Ingrid HeumannYale Only Matthew King