Scripps Research Graduate Program Open House
Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, 10 am - 12 pm PDT / 1 - 3 pm EDT
You're invited to Scripps Research’s annual Graduate Program Virtual Open House! Join us on October 18 for a live chat with our faculty members, admissions committee staff, and current graduate students. You'll discover what it means to earn your doctoral degree at Scripps Research, how to navigate the online application process, and daily life as a grad student.
Read the Open House Agenda in the box below and click on the blue Register Now button if you're interested in joining. This will be a fully virtual (Zoom) event and is open to all prospective graduate students. Stay for all four sessions, or drop in for just one or two!
By the way, we're also attending career expos across the country this fall, so visit our Recruitment Events page to see if we're at an event near you.
Friday, October 18, 2024
Session 1: Graduate Program Overview
10-10:20 am PT / 1-1:20 pm ET
- Interdisciplinary Research
- Customizable Curriculum
- Career Preparation
Session 2: Tips from Admissions Committee
10:20-11 am PT / 1:20-2 pm ET
- Preparing a Competitive Application
- Application Requirements
- Featuring Profs. Katja Lamia and Laura Solt
Session 3: Admissions from a Student Perspective
11-11:40 am PT / 2-2:40 pm ET
- Asking for Strong Recommendation Letters
- Writing your Research Statement
- Interview Tips
Session 4: Questions and Answers
11:40 am-12 pm PT / 2:40-3 pm ET
- No questions are off limits!
Scripps Research's Graduate Program, the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences, provides rigorous, interdisciplinary training in chemistry, chemical biology, neuroscience, immunology, molecular biology, bioinformatics and computational biology, structural biology and biophysics, molecular medicine, biochemistry, cell biology, microbiology, and genetics/genomics. Students have access to the full curriculum and entire faculty affiliated with the program regardless of the faculty member’s department. This approach allows students to be broadly trained and emphasizes the creation of basic knowledge in the biosciences.
Launched in 1989, Scripps Research’s Graduate Program is ranked among the top graduate schools in the country according to U.S. News & World Report. The publication now ranks our Graduate Program sixth overall in chemistry, fifth in the specialty of organic chemistry and second in the specialty of biochemistry. The program is also rated tenth overall in the biological sciences. Scripps Research can now boast nearly 1,000 accomplished graduate alumni, who work in both academia and industry.
Application deadline: 01 December 2024
