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Student Life

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Living in the Boston/Cambridge Area “Boston is your laboratory” – Pam Silver The Boston/Cambridge area is an ideal place to be a graduate student as it is one of the largest biomedical research hubs in the country. The area is home to more than 150,000...

SSQB Student Handbook

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Student handbooks are helpful for each incoming cohort to track their requirements and milestones.

Current Students

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Advising

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Incoming students will meet with the class advisors individually at the beginning of each semester to plan their initial program of graduate study. Class advisors will be available to meet with students at any time during their graduate career. The class...

Teaching

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Students are required to act as teaching fellows in at least one course. We recommend that students complete this requirement by the end of their second year if possible. Students are required to complete one semester of teaching that is at minimum 0.20...

Financial Support and Tax Information

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Provided that satisfactory progress is maintained, all students accepted into the program are awarded full support, including a stipend, full tuition, and health insurance. Students are strongly encouraged to apply for outside fellowships. Fellowships...

Rotations

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Students in the program are expected to take 2-4 laboratory rotations before selecting a dissertation project. This is to allow the student to explore different research areas, identify potential collaborators, and experience the environment in different...

Academic Resources

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Academic Resource Center (ARC) The Academic Resource Center (ARC) helps create conditions for optimizing student learning by providing a range of support services that draw on research in the behavioral and learning sciences. Students have access to...

Individual Development Plan (IDP)

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Once SSQB students choose an advisor, they are required to complete an Individual Development Plan (IDP) meeting with their Dissertation Advisor (or an alternate Harvard faculty mentor of their choosing) annually. An IDP provides students with the...

Preliminary Qualifying Exam

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Purpose of PQE PQEs are an opportunity for our second-year students to put together ideas and potential plans related to their thesis research, prepare a succinct document on these ideas and plans to a faculty committee, and then meet with their committee...

Dissertation Advisory Committee (DAC)

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Each student, in consultation with their dissertation advisor, will nominate a dissertation advisory committee (DAC) to oversee the progress of their research. A DAC of at least three members (in addition to the Dissertation Advisor) must be appointed by...

Curriculum

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First-year students meet individually with their class advisors to discuss their background and interests, and together they design a course of study to complement the student's existing training. Students are required to complete a minimum of 4 courses...