Graduate School

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The University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences provides students with unprecedented opportunities to interact with internationally recognized faculty members, use state-of-the-art equipment in advanced labs and participate in the discovery and transmission of knowledge to solve complex health challenges. Learn More

Attention: New Curriculum

New 1-Year Didactic Curriculum Begins Fall 2012
Dissertation Research Begins in Second Year

The UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is introducing an improved 1-year didactic curriculum for the students entering in the fall of 2012. With the goal of a solid and broad foundation and knowledgeable concentrated focus in a specific field, the system has been designed to place students in laboratories, fully engaged in dissertation research, by the beginning of the second year. More details will be available at a later time.

Become a Leader in Biomedical Research and Education

The goal of the graduate school is to provide students a foundation for successful careers as leaders in biomedical research and education. Alumni of UT Southwestern’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences can be found at top research institutions throughout the world. 

Graduate School Strengths:

Attention Undergraduates

Undergraduates are encouraged to apply for the Frank and Sara McKnight Undergraduate Prizes in Molecular Sciences. Cash prizes are awarded to senior undergraduate students for outstanding research in each of three categories: chemistry, biophysics or computational biology, and biological chemistry.