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The primary mission of the IBiS program is to encourage the development
of our Ph.D. students as independent, creative research scientists
and teachers. With 54 faculty in six academic departments on the
Evanston campus, the IBiS program readily allows students to cross
departmental and disciplinary boundaries in choosing courses and
faculty research advisors. An important hallmark of the IBiS program
is that our faculty are deeply committed to helping students prepare
for the career options that await them after the completion of the
Ph.D. degree, such as further academic training, employment with
a biotechnology or pharmaceutical company, teaching at the college
level, scientific journalism, science policy and administration,
or many other endeavors. As part of that preparation, IBiS cosponsors
BioOpportunities, a program that regularly explores career paths
in the biological sciences through discussions with invited speakers
representing diverse fields.
The Interdepartmental Biological Sciences Program brings together
basic and applied sciences faculty from both Northwestern University’s
Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences and the
Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Participants in the IBiS program include faculty in biochemistry,
molecular biology and cell biology, biomedical engineering, neurobiology
and physiology, chemistry, and chemical and biological engineering.
- Interdisciplinary doctoral programs with more than 50 faculty
from six departments at Northwestern University
- Average time to to earn a Ph.D. is 5.5-6 years
- The programs research strengths are in the areas of:
- Biotechnology & Nanotechnology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Cancer Biology
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Developmental Biology and Genetics
- Neuroscience
- Hormone Action & Signal Transduction
- Structural Biology, Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Active Student Organization (ISO)
- Ph.D. in Biological Sciences
- BioOpportunities Career Development program prepares students for careers in academia, industry and many other related fields.
- The Evanston Campus is conveniently located 12 miles from Chicago
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