Graduate Programs in Molecular Biosciences

Molecular Biosciences is an umbrella program that administers five graduate programs in the life sciences at the Graduate School-New Brunswick of Rutgers University and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at  Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) and serves as an entry portal that manages admissions and first year curriculum.  Students are free to carry out their PhD research with any faculty member in any of these five joint graduate programs at Rutgers or RWJMS. Research opportunities in more than 200 laboratories and competitive stipends are available.

  • Opportunity to work in over 200 labs. A stipend of $28,455, tuition remission and health benefits are guaranteed.
  • Research facilities in over 15 Departments, Centers, and Institutes.

Now accepting applications for Fall 2014

Deadline December 1


About the Rutgers-UMDNJ Integration

The New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act provides for most schools and units of UMDNJ to be transferred to Rutgers, effective July 1, 2013. As a result of this integration, you will see changes to this website. Learn more about the Rutgers-UMDNJ Integration