Biological Design, PhD

Arizona State University - Kaplan International

The Doctor of Philosophy program in biological design seeks to develop a new type of scientist by training students in core disciplines related to biomedicine and biotechnology while simultaneously preparing them to participate successfully in the interdisciplinary research teams of the future. The research emphasis is on projects that are use-inspired, contributing directly to solutions for important societal challenges. This is a highly mentored program of personalized study that provides significant interaction with the large and vibrant local research community. The curriculum has three key distinguishing features: a personalized plan of study that enables students to explore the disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas of greatest interest encouragement to choose dissertation research projects that are use-focused, contribute to solving a large-scale challenge and promise rich transdisciplinary experiences and opportunities to participate in a proseminar format to encourage broad research interactions and discuss problems and challenges in biological design research.

Arizona State University, Main campus