BBS Tracks

There are 8 scientific areas (called 'Tracks') within BBS. Each Track has its own admissions committee, and if you are admitted to Yale, the Track to which you applied will be your scientific home throughout your first year. It is therefore important to apply to the Track which best matches your research interests.

Each Track has its own course requirements and recommendations, though you will be able to take elective courses from anywhere in BBS. Each Track also has its own list of faculty, though with the guidance of your Track Director you will also be free to rotate in other BBS labs. At the end of your first year you will select a thesis lab and leave your Track to join a Ph.D.-granting program.

Click the links below to learn more about the 8 BBS Tracks.