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Prospective Students

The IMSD partners with IGP and QCB admissions committees to help foster a holistic approach to admitting students.  This permits us to include those individuals who have very strong research backgrounds as well as a very strong supportive letter from a research mentor, but who may be less competitive using a more “numbers based” admissions process which is typically the case at many front rank graduate programs.  Our holistic admissions process has been one of the most transformative features of the IMSD program and has enabled multiple talented students to experience success in training for a career in biomedical research who might otherwise have not had an opportunity to do so.

IMSD students must apply through the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program (IGP)  or Quantitative Chemical Biology Program (QCB) as there is no separate application process for admission. Once accepted into IGP or QCB, any student interested in being part of IMSD should contact Dr. Kafond Wilder for additional steps to join IMSD.

 

Admissions timeline for IGP

August 1 Application available online for the following Fall semester
December 1 Priority deadline for review of applications
December 15 Deadline for applications
January-March On-campus interviews for selected candidates