Harvard University has a proud record that makes its graduate programs in life science exceptionally selective. We accept 90 and 45 matriculate. Those 45, along with about five M.D.-Ph. D. candidates from Harvard Medical School, receive a broad-based program of education in modern biology via courses given by the Medical School's basic science faculty. Students rotate through several laboratories as they seek a suitable subject and mentor for their thesis.
Students also receive training in ancillary skills such as proposal writing and presentation.
We tell them what's important in a science presentation. In recent years the program has broadened its focus beyond preparation for academic careers. But to get there you must take a long road, and some students may enjoy the business world or other alternatives more than academe. Tabin believes that the fundamental training should not differ according to career choice. We believe that to be the best possible training for work in academe, teaching, science writing, bench work in industry, and other careers.