BBS NIH Funded Training Programs

This NIH funded Cellular, Molecular and Quantitative Biology Training Program (CMQBTP) is designed to provide training for graduate students interested in learning cell biological, molecular, genetic, biophysical, and biochemical principles from a rigorous and quantitative perspective.

The Medical Research Scholars Program bridges barriers between traditional predoctoral and medical training by providing both medically oriented coursework and a mentored clinical experience to select BBS students.

Yale Graduate Studies in Chemical Biology combine the strengths of selected faculty from the Chemistry Department, the Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Department, the Pharmacology Department , and the Department of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry. Some faculty are part of the Institute of Biomolecular Design and Discovery. PhD students often join Chemical Biology labs by applying to PhD programs through the Chemistry Department, or by applying to the Yale Biological and Biomedical Sciences program and choosing the Biochemistry, Quantitative Biology, Biophysics and Structural Biology Track, Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics, and Development Track or the Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology & Physiology Track.

Students that are accepted in to the Predoctoral Pharmacology Training Program (PPTP) will be offered a unique training experience focused in the pharmaceutical sciences. The objectives of the PPTP are to train graduate students for a research career in academia, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, or government research agencies in the general area of pharmacology.

The Training Program in Genetics integrates PhD students and faculty spanning several Yale Departments - primarily Genetics, MCDB, and EEB - who leverage genetics concepts and techniques in their research. In our monthly Research-In-Progress meetings and our annual Retreats and Symposia, we come together to discuss topics as varied as the molecular underpinnings of gene expression, the development of new genetic techniques and analyses, and the ecological drivers of evolution.

The Yale Cancer Biology Training Program provides a unique cancer-focused training experience intended to develop the next generation of cancer scientific leaders. Training covers the genetic and biological underpinnings of cancer, the pathway to development of new therapies based upon this knowledge, and the practical challenges in applying these new therapies in cancer clinics.