GRADUATE PROGRAM

As a traditional department of Biological Sciences, research programs span the entire field of biology with areas of study listed below.  Graduate degrees (M.S., Ph.D.) are awarded through the department and through interdisciplinary programs.

Research Areas in Biological Sciences

• Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
  • Focus Group: Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB)
  • Focus Group: VT Stream Team
  • Interdepartmental Program: Interfaces of Global Change
     
• Microbiology/Immunology
  • Interdepartmental program: Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)
    • Tracks: Cellular Signaling and Cancer, Inflammation and Immunity, Microbiology, Neurobiology

• Molecular, Cell, Developmental, and Computational Biology
  • Interdepartmental program: Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology (GBCB)
  • Interdepartmental program: Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB)
    • Tracks: Cellular Signaling and Cancer, Inflammation and Immunity, Microbiology, Neurobiology
  • Interdepartmental Program: Translational Plant Sciences Center

BIOTRANS:  A Virginia Tech program of education and research at the engineering-biology interface that investigates dynamic transport processes in multiscale biological systems.

Application and General Information

• Guide to Program
• How to Apply
• Virginia Tech Graduate School (Admissions, Academics, Financial Matters, Student Life, International Graduate Student Services)
• Graduate Course Descriptions (choose the "Course Listings" tab)
• Graduate Policies and Procedures (VT pid and password required)
• Biology Graduate Student Association (BGSA)

Forms

• Checklist for Evaluation of Graduate Files
• Request for Independent Study Form
• Application for Graduate Teaching Assistantship (for graduate students outside of Biological Sciences)