About the program
The aim of the doctoral program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology & Biophysics is to provide a stimulating and supportive environment enabling graduate students to acquire fundamental training in physiology, cellular and molecular biology, and biophysics while participating in the rich intellectual life of Columbia University. The curriculum is designed to equip all students with scientific knowledge and professional skills required to complete their PhD research and to progress towards their independent research careers in academia or industry.
Matriculating graduate students in our program may perform their dissertation research under the guidance of any approved dissertation sponsor in the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Faculty are located on three campuses (Morningside Heights, Manhattanville, and Washington Heights). Lectures and course work are performed at CUIMC.
Matriculating graduate students in our program may perform their dissertation research under the guidance of any approved dissertation sponsor in the Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Faculty are located on three campuses (Morningside Heights, Manhattanville, and Washington Heights). Lectures and course work are performed predominantly at CUIMC. Students will be expected to present their work at regular data clubs hosted by the students themselves, and at the annual departmental retreat in which students and faculty gather to discuss and celebrate exciting science.
In addition to the curriculum, students will benefit from attending a regular and vibrant departmental weekly seminar series. Here, they will have ample opportunities to interact with speakers, and will also participate in the selection of outstanding scientists to invite. They will also have unrestricted access to all seminar series across the University.
The program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology & Biophysics is co-directed by Jane Dodd (Professor of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics and of Neuroscience) and Filippo Mancia (Associate Professor of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics) and is hosted within the Department of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, and supported primarily by NIH training grants, individual research laboratories and institutional commitment.