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Ph.D. Programs

The Program in Biomedical Sciences

The University of Michigan Medical School partners with Rackham Graduate School to offer 14 Ph.D. granting programs that are consistently ranked as some of the top doctoral programs by U.S. News & World Report.

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Plentiful Possibilities

As an interdisciplinary gateway, the Program in Biomedical Sciences (PIBS) at Michigan gives you access to 14 Ph.D. programs through one application. Students rotate in labs of their choice throughout the first year to discover an ideal mentor and project match — for some, this exploration even leads to a completely different research area than originally planned!

Apply to PIBS (link is external)

Explore Our Programs

Admissions and first-year graduate studies are coordinated through PIBS. Explore our programs:

Bioinformatics* (internal link)
Biological Chemistry (internal link)
Cancer Biology (internal link)
Cell & Developmental Biology (internal link)
Cellular & Molecular Biology (internal link)
Genetics & Genomics (internal link)
Immunology (internal link)
Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (link is external)
Microbiology & Immunology (internal link)
Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology* (internal link)
Molecular & Cellular Pathology (internal link)
Molecular & Integrative Physiology (internal link)
Neuroscience* (internal link)
Pharmacology (internal link)

*In addition to admission through PIBS, these programs offer direct admission.

 Other Ph.D. Programs

Students may also consider the Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (HILS) M.S./Ph.D. housed within the University of Michigan Medical School Department of Learning Health Sciences.