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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory provides a unique and stimulating environment for a doctoral program in the biological sciences. It is an international community of science where students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty work side-by-side.The structure of the Laboratory is “flat” and the atmosphere intimate and highly interactive. Our program is designed for students with exceptional ability and a deep commitment to their graduate education. Its curriculum is designed to train confident, self-reliant students to become scholars, realize their strengths, and through their own dedication, enable them to acquire the knowledge their research or career demands require.
Our innovative doctoral program includes the following
key features:
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Approximately four years from matriculation
to Ph.D. |
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A broad representation of the biological sciences |
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A first year with course work and laboratory rotations
in separate phases |
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Emphasis on the principles of scientific reasoning
and logic as well as the importance of ethics and
effective communication |
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Continued advanced course instruction throughout
the graduate curriculum |
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Extensive mentoring and support in large part
through our "two-tier" mentoring program |
Our first class of students matriculated in August 1999. Since then every day has brought new challenges and rewards. It is difficult to single out any one thing that adequately captures how the doctoral program of the Watson School has evolved and what it has come to represent. However, seeing the efforts and dedication of its students and faculty come to fruition with the awarding of the Watson School’s first doctoral degrees in the Spring of 2004 was a tremendously gratifying and inspiring experience. Since then the School has gone from strength to strength and the scientific achievements of the students have been nothing short of spectacular, as evidenced by the quality and number of their publications, the international awards and prizes, and faculty positions they have secured. Our aim is to produce the next generation of leaders in science and society—I invite you to join us!
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