396 PhD programmes in Biology in North America

The graduate program in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto provides a curriculum of courses and a broad-based multidisciplinary approach to research in mechanisms of human disease leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree.

The Computational and Integrative Biology degree at the Rutgers University offers rigorous research training. With faculty support, students from diverse academic backgrounds contribute to groundbreaking interdisciplinary research.

Applicants need to identify an area of research interest and a potential advisor at the time of application; they should feel free to contact members of the faculty to discuss possible research projects before submission of the application. A research project is a central part of the Biological Sciences PhD degree from The University of Maine.

The goal of the Biomathematics doctoral program at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is to train creative, fully independent investigators in mathematical, theoretical, and computational biology who can initiate research in both applied mathematics and their chosen biomedical specialty. 

The Department of Biology at Stanford University offers resources and experience learning from and working with world-renowned faculty involved in research on ecology, neurobiology, population biology, plant and animal physiology, biochemistry, immunology, cell and developmental biology, genetics, and molecular biology.

At the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Physics and Biology in Medicine. 

At the New York University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Biology - Law. Our dynamic and diverse community of faculty and graduate students engages closely on all aspects of scientific investigation.

Emory University's Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution (PBEE) Graduate Program offers graduate students a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the mechanisms that underlie the diversity and complexity of life. 

The Department of Biology at Miami University trains Graduate students in integrative research, with a curriculum that exposes students to the major sub-disciplines of biology, and a program that allows enough flexibility to develop interdisciplinary work.

The Nutritional Biology Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide the skills, and prepare students for modern, cutting-edge nutrition research. 

The FAE graduate program at Johns Hopkins University offers a Ph.D. in Functional Anatomy and Evolution and provides individualized support by world-leading professors for each student in a close-knit department with an excellent faculty to student ratio.

Biology at Western University - Canada offers research-intensive, thesis-based graduate training at the Masters' and the Doctoral level. 

The MSU CVM Office of Research and Graduate Studies (ORGS) is a service unit that provides leadership in research administration and graduate education to CVM faculty, research staff, graduate students and veterinary students. This Infectious Disease graduate program is offered at Mississippi State University.

The PhD degree in Biology at Brigham Young University is structured to challenge students to develop intellectual independence.

At the West Virginia University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Cancer Cell Biology.

At the University of California, Berkeley, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Metabolic Biology.

The Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) program is an interdisciplinary graduate program jointly offered by the University of Washington and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

The Biological Sciences - Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics degree from Kent State University is an individualized program of study and research that prepares students for career opportunities in teaching and research in academic, governmental and industrial settings. 

The Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology program from Columbia University’s mission is to educate a new generation of scientists and practitioners in the theory and methods of ecology, evolution, and environmental biology. 

The Department of Biological Sciences at Binghamton University provides students the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue successful careers in the life sciences.