The following are graduate degree-oriented programs affiliated with the Department of Biology:

Bioinformatics Program

Bioinformatics is a new, interdisciplinary approach to integrating and managing vast amounts of biological information. It combines expertise from information technology, applied mathematics, chemistry, molecular biology, and genetics. Bioinformatics is critical for the advancement of medicine, agriculture, basic biology, and the chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry Program (MCBB)

This program offers both the Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry (MCBB). This is an interdepartmental program on the Boston University Charles River Campus, which is designed to provide a solid foundation in these related disciplines through coursework and research. The program prepares students for teaching and/or research positions in academia, industry or government.

The Program in Neuroscience

This program takes advantage of the wide range of neuroscience expertise among many departments at Boston University to provide students with a broad-based multi-disciplinary program.

The experimental systems used by our neuroscience faculty span the evolutionary spectrum and the full length of the neuroaxis. Similarly, the approaches and questions encompass all disciplines of neuroscience, from the molecular and cellular bases of neurobiological processes to the clinical diagnosis of neurological diseases. A broad range of research areas are represented, including cellular and molecular neurobiology, cellular and systems plasticity, structural neurobiology, neurophysiology, sensorimotor integration, learning and memory, cellular and systems imaging, cognitive sciences, computational modeling, biomolecular engineering, and neuropharmacology. In addition, many of the participating faculty members have ongoing collaborations, which highlight the interdisciplinary nature of the program and of the research opportunities available at the University.

This neuroscience program is unique in training students in both experimental and computational approaches to understanding neural systems.