Applying to the PhD Program in MCP
We encourage applications from all qualified persons interested in pursuing a career in scientific research.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in any major, or equivalent international degree
- Coursework in:
- physiology
- cell and developmental biology
- basic biochemistry and molecular biology
- genetics
- At least one year of university coursework in each of the following:
- physics
- differential and integral calculus
- organic and inorganic chemistry
- The department is especially interested in those applicants who have research experience in the biological sciences.
Application Process
Admission of Ph.D. students into Molecular and Cellular Physiology (MCP) occurs through the Biosciences Ph.D. Program. Please review the complete up-to-date information about the application process at http://med.stanford.edu/biosciences/admissions.html.
In Brief:
- 2011 Application Deadline: December 1, 2011
- Applications are available online in early September at http://gradadmissions.stanford.edu.
- Submit application, including transcripts and letters of recommendation by the deadline.
- Test scores must be received by the application deadline.
- GRE scores are required. Take exam no later than October.
- GRE Subject Test in either biochemistry, biology, or chemistry is encouraged, although not required.
- Check application status at https://med.stanford.edu/bioscienceStatus/status/.
- The contact person for admissions for the Molecular & Cellular Physiology department is Schantae Wright. You may contact her via email at schantae @ stanford.edu.
Financial Support
- Students matriculated into the program receive a stipend to help defray normal living expenses
- Stanford tuition costs are paid for the student under terms defined in the MCP Graduate Student Handbook.
- All applicants are urged to compete for non-Stanford fellowships or scholarships, and U.S. citizens should complete an application for a National Science Foundation fellowship.
All applicants for admission to the department are considered without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, gender orientation, age or relationship status.
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