Michael Liapin in Scott Juntti's lab

College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

Biological Sciences Graduate Program

An interdepartmental Ph.D. program that offers unparalleled opportunities for research and discovery across contemporary life sciences disciplines.

Concentration Areas

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Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, & Systematics (BEES)

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Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, & Genomics (CBBG)

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Molecular & Cellular Biology (MOCB)

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Physiological Systems (PSYS)

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Are you interested in using cutting-edge technologies to explore the life sciences? The Biological Sciences Ph.D. program might be the place for you! From the plant sciences to molecular genetics and everything in between, you’ll cultivate skills that will take you far beyond the classroom. 

The Fall 2026 application is closed. We will resume accepting applications for Fall 2027 in July 2026.

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Ph.D. Student
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Cody Conrad

Ph.D. Student
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Justin O'Neill

Ph.D. Student
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Christian Artuz

Ph.D. Student
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Ricardo Sierra Arroyo

Ph.D. Student
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Marron McConnell

Ph.D. Student
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Dagyeong "Irene" Yang

Ph.D. Student
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Johena Sanyal

Ph.D. Student
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Aolani Perry

Ph.D. Student
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Ama Antwi

Ph.D. Student
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Angela Jiang

Ph.D. Student
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Alon Katz

Ph.D. Student
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Yuan Gao

Ph.D. Student
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Shu Yuan Shi

Ph.D. Student
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Husan Turdiev

Ph.D. Student
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Anna Mikkelsen

Ph.D. Student
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Guillermo Hoffmann Meyer

Ph.D. Student
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Aisha Abdulkarimu

Ph.D. Student
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Katherine Armenta

Ph.D. Student
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Nairita Faruqui

Ph.D. Student
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Zhengren Zhang

Ph.D. Student
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Simone Parn

Ph.D. Student
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Fatemeh Yosefy

Ph.D. Student
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Guanchao Ding

Ph.D. Student
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Tasmim Hossain

Ph.D. Student
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Yang Yang

Ph.D. Student
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Yaal Dryer

Ph.D. Student
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Michael Liapin

Ph.D. Student
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Christina Ippoliti

Ph.D. Student
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Farhana Chowdhury

Ph.D. Student
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Kevin Hackbarth

Ph.D. Student
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Divya Sivalingam

Ph.D. Student
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Cierra Wilson

Ph.D. Student
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Yi Chen

Ph.D. Student
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Jory Van Thiel

Ph.D. Student
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Urja Biswas

Ph.D. Student

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