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gene expression and regulation •DNA, RNA, and protein sequence, structure, and interactions • molecular evolution • protein design • network and systems biology • cell and tissue form and function • disease gene mapping • machine learning • quantitative and analytical modeling

David Bartel

Christopher burge, olivia corradin, joseph (joey) davis, amy e. keating, eric s. lander, douglas lauffenburger, gene-wei li, adam c. martin, sergey ovchinnikov, david c. page, peter reddien, francisco j. sánchez-rivera, brandon (brady) weissbourd, jonathan weissman, harikesh s. wong, michael b. yaffe.

Jonathan Weissman investigates how proteins fold into their correct shape and how misfolding impacts disease and normal physiology, while building innovative tools for exploring the organizational principles of biological systems.

In immune cells, X marks the spot(s)

Gene silencing tool has a need for speed

CHARMed collaboration creates a potent therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases

She’s fighting to stop the brain disease that killed her mother before it gets her

“Rosetta Stone” of cell signaling could expedite precision cancer medicine

Taking RNAi from interesting science to impactful new treatments

Q&A: Pulin Li on recreating development in the lab

Scientists develop a rapid gene-editing screen to find effects of cancer mutations

Computational and Systems Biology

77 Massachusetts Avenue Building 68-230A Cambridge MA, 02139

617-324-4144 [email protected]

Website: Computational and Systems Biology

Application Opens: October 1

Deadline: December 1 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Fee: $90.00

Terms of Enrollment

Fall Term (September)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Standardized Tests

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

• Minimum score required: 7
• Electronic scores send to: MIT Graduate Admissions

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

• Minimum score required: 100 (iBT) 600 (PBT)
• Institute code: 3514
• Department code: 99

Waivers of IELTS/TOEFL may be available.

*IELTS Indicator Test also accepted.

Areas of Research

• Behavioral Genetics and Genomics
• Bioengineering and Neuroengineering
• Quantitative Imaging
• Biological Networks and Machine Learning
• Cancer Systems Biology
• Cellular Biophysics
• Chemical Biology and Metabolomics
• Epigenomics
• Evolutionary and Computational Biology
• Microbiology and Systems Ecology
• Single Cell Manipulations and Measurement
• Molecular Biophysics and Structural Biology
• Precision Medicine and Medical Genomics
• Regulatory Genomics and Proteomics
• Stem Cell and Developmental Systems Biology
• Synthetic Biology and Biological Design

Financial Support

All CSB students are fully supported until they complete all the requirements of the PhD program. This support may come from sources such as a NIH T32 Training Grant; federally-sponsored fellowships from the NSF, DOD, DOD NDSEG, and DOE CSGF; and fellowships and awards from international organizations. Please see the CSB website for more information.

Application Requirements

• Online application
• Statement of objectives
• Three letters of recommendation
• Transcripts
• English proficiency exam scores

Special Instructions

Applicants are not required to complete the Subjects Taken page. All other sections are required. We generally do not review CVs, as information can be included in your online application.

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Research Areas

The CSB Program faculty are involved in the 16 clickable research areas above as well as other areas. CSB students may choose any MIT faculty member as their PhD advisor, including those at MIT-affiliated institutes such as the Broad, Koch, Ragon, or Whitehead Institute.