Graduate Student Overview
Graduate Students at Systems Biology reflect the rich diversity of the department and Boston in general. They come from all corners of the world and bring a variety of undergraduate backgrounds.
Our grad students go on to pursue a range of careers from positions at colleges and research universities to roles in consulting, drug discovery, editorial work, start-ups, and teaching.
Graduate students interested in joining a lab in the Department of Systems Biology must first be accepted into a Harvard graduate program. Aside from the SSQB program, there are many other programs that offer the option of joining a Systems Biology lab.
Students in any of the following programs can join one of our labs:
Harvard Integrated Life Sciences (HILS) is an umbrella organization that includes 13 life science graduate programs. Students from the following HILS programs are currently working in the Department:
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) graduate programs. SEAS offers degrees in four subjects: