Biological Sciences PhD Programs

Biology PhD Programs at the University of Wisconsin

UW-Madison has a vast and vibrant biology community – there are literally dozens of bioscience departments on campus! Accordingly, there are many different programs available for graduate study in biology, each of which provides an intellectually cohesive community of students and faculty with shared scientific interests. Many of these programs include prospective faculty mentors from multiple departments, while others are department-specific. If your interests span across multiple fields, you can apply to three of these programs with no additional application fee. By exploring the PhD-granting programs listed and linked below, you can discover which of them may be right for you.

Molecular focus: Biochemistry Biophysics Cellular and Molecular Biology Chemical Biology Genetics Microbiology Neuroscience	Broad, environmental, or organismal focus: Biological Anthropology Botany Entomology Environment and Resources Freshwater and Marine Science Integrative Biology Wildlife Ecology
Biomedical focus: Biomedical Data Science Biomedical Engineering Cancer Biology Cellular and Molecular Pathology Comparative Biomedical Sciences Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Epidemiology Medical Science MD-PhD Medical Physics Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Nutritional Sciences Pharmaceutical Sciences	Agricultural focus: Agronomy Animal Science Biological Systems Engineering Dairy Science Forestry Horticulture Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics Plant Pathology

Video introductions to graduate study at the University of Wisconsin, and the surrounding area:

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