Overview

Conduct cutting-edge fundamental research in Cancer & Disease Biology, Cell, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, Evolutionary & Population Genetics, Genome Organization, Maintenance & Expression, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Structural Biology, Biophysics, Biochemistry & Chemical Biology, or Systems Biology.

Build on our history as a birthplace of Model Organism Research, Evolutionary Genetics, and revolutionary advances in Imaging. Program faculty present research talks to first-year students and are eager to host students for rotations. The PhD program provides advice, broad training, social events and financial support.

Embracing diversity with connectivity

We have students, faculty and research personnel at the Columbia University from all over the world, with backgrounds ranging from mathematics and computation though chemistry, physics and biology.
Diversity of all kinds is valued and promoted through inclusion and cohesion in our Biological Sciences Program, the whole Columbia University community and New York City. Community is promoted through common meeting places and discussions, overlapping intellectual exposure in lab rotations and courses, and collaborative research.

Programme Structure

Current research interests of the faculty span many areas of modern biology and involve species from prokaryotes to humans.

Some specific fields of interest include

the regulation of gene expression

mRNA processing

mechanisms of signal transduction

oncogenes and tumor suppressors

the structure and function of enzymes and multi-protein complexes

the genetics of invertebrate development

the genetics and biogenesis of mitochondria

development of the nervous system

neuronal differentiation and degeneration

ion channel structure

function and regulation and mechanisms of transduction in the olfactory system

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-11-30 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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PTE Academic

67

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Biology Biochemistry Genetics View 101 other PhDs in Biochemistry in United States

Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

IELTS

7.5

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PTE Academic

67

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

Undergraduate training in one of the natural or physical sciences is required. It is also desirable that students have had at least a year of calculus, as well as courses in organic and physical chemistry, physics, genetics, biochemistry and cell biology.

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required. The GRE Subject Test in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, computer science or physics is strongly recommended.
In addition to the requirements listed below, all students must submit 1 transcript showing courses and grades per school attended, a Statement of Academic Purpose and 2 letters of evaluation from academic sources.

Tuition Fee

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International

53576 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 84 months.
National

53576 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 84 months.
In-State

53576 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 26788 USD per semester during 84 months.

Living costs for Manhattan

2638 - 5751 USD /month

Living costs

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