Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program PhD
Master
In Evanston (USA)
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Master
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Evanston (USA)
The Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS) Program provides the resources and training environment necessary to promote the development of Ph.D. students into independent, creative research scientists and teachers. The program includes approximately 60 training faculty from diverse science and engineering departments on Northwestern's main campus, who are linked by common interests in addressing fundamental questions in the biological and biomedical sciences.
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The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
Required courses- Core courses: 4
- Electives or additional core courses: 4
- Statistics for Life Sciences
- IBIS 421 Rigor and Reproducibility in Research
- IBIS 423 Ethics in Biological Research
Total required units: 8
Other PhD degree requirements- Examinations: qualifying examination during second year of study
- Research/Projects: laboratory research based on dissertation proposal
- PhD Dissertation: written dissertation; annual presentation of research-in-progress to thesis committee
- Final Evaluations: defense consisting of written dissertation, oral defense of dissertation to thesis committee, and public presentation of research accomplishments
- Publication: acceptance of at least one first-author data paper before defense
- Teaching: two quarters as a teaching assistant
- Other: three laboratory rotations in first year, intended to assist student in selecting thesis advisor; regular participation in seminars, journal clubs, and annual scientific retreat
Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Program PhD