Biophysics is one of the programs in the Harvard Integrated Life Sciences, which facilitates collaboration and cross-disciplinary research.
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All students receive full tuition and stipend support while they are enrolled and making satisfactory progress toward the Ph.
D. degree.
For the 2023-2024 academic year, the stipend support is $45,696 or $3,808 per month..
In this program you will get broad training in the biophysical, chemical, and molecular concepts and techniques that address outstanding problems in biology and biomedical sciences..
Applicants from the Harvard Medical School MD/PhD Program are required to submit a "pre-application" in the fall:
Applicants should have a strong background in the physical sciences, especially chemistry, physics, and mathematics.
See the biophysics program page for examples of the types of courses that would be considered appropriate background training for research work in biophysics.
Historically, the Harvard Biophysics Program has had unusual strengths in areas of mechanistic biology where physical principles are paramount (e.g., structural biology and cellular dynamics) and in development of new physical measurement tools (e.g., single-molecule methods and imaging techniques).
