Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Graduate Program

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
• Graduate Certificate (current Purdue undergraduates only)

• Application deadline December 1
• Admitting students for fall semester (August)
• GPA 3.0 or equivalent required
• English Proficiency Requirements in line with Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars
• Three letters of recommendation – one letter from research advisor
• Application form (OGSPS website)
• Academic Statement of Purpose
• Personal History Statement
• All admitted first-year students complete three lab rotations prior to final lab placement
• 2025-2026 stipend for Ph.D. program $35,000

• Bioenergy
• Bioinformatics and Computational Genetics
• Cancer Biology
• Drug Discovery
• Molecular Genetics
• Plant Metabolism
• Proteomics / Mass Spectrometry
• RNA Biology
• Structural and Chemical Biology

For information regarding the Graduate Program:

Traci Edmonds
Senior Graduate Program Administrator
biochemistry-admissions@purdue.edu

For information regarding applications or admissions:

Advisory Committee Forms

• Individual Advisory Committee member form
• Student Progress Feedback form
  
• IDP_Year 2
  
• IDP_Years 3-5

Preliminary Examination Forms

• Prelim Exam Committee Chair instructions and form
  
• Prelim Exam Committee Member Instructions and Form
  
• Major Professor Certification of Preliminary Examination Topic Form
  
• OGSPS Form 8: Request for Appointment of Examining Committee Student Instructions

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