Computer facilities consist mostly of PCs belonging to individual groups, but access to the University's mainframe is readily available. This includes facilities for gas-phase microsequencing of proteins and the synthesis of peptides and oligonucleotides. In addition, when special needs arise, collaborative arrangements for scientific purposes or for the use of equipment or facilities can be made with other research departments in the University or with another of the numerous research institutions in the Boston area. Financial Aid Ph.D. students are eligible for full financial aid, including tuition and fees and a monthly stipend. Funds are provided from research grants, training grants, or departmental budgets.
Tuition is covered for most students by financial aid, as described above.
Most graduate students live in apartments in Boston, Cambridge, and the surrounding areas. The average total number of biochemistry graduate students at the medical school is 60. Approximately 190 graduate students and 600 medical students are enrolled at the medical school. Location The Boston University School of Medicine is located in the South End of Boston and is part of a large medical complex that includes two hospitals and several affiliated research institutes. The broad range of biological research that takes place here is augmented by the large research community existing in Greater Boston.