Information for Prospective Students
One application submitted to the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology provides access to over 170 research laboratories through 10
different graduate programs and organizations:
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
Cell and Molecular Biology Program
Plant Research Laboratory
Genetics Program
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Department of Physiology
Quantitative Biology Initiative
Center for Integrative Toxicology
Van Andel Research Institute
Prospective students need apply to only one Ph.D. program.
First year students do research rotations and choose a thesis mentor from among any of the faculty in the participating programs.
Joint mentorship is
possible.





