Subject: December 1 Deadline to Apply to Uniformed Services University's
Molecular and Cell Biology PhD Program

Description:
The Molecular and Cell Biology Ph.D. program at Uniformed Services University
of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, MD provides comprehensive
didactic and laboratory training in all areas of contemporary biomedical
research. Faculty is drawn from eleven Basic Science and Clinical
departments. Coursework includes fundamental and advanced areas of molecular
biology, genetics, computational biology and cell biology.

USU provides an attractive package of financial support, administered as a
part-time Federal salary for the position of Research Associate. Financial
support of this package will be approximately $45,900 per year. As an
Administratively Determined (AD) Federal employee, your salary is subject to
standard taxes and withholding's.

As an AD federal government employee, you will receive standard Federal
benefits including contributions towards health insurance, retirement, and
transit costs. Students are supported as Federal employees for the first 3
years of enrollment. After this period, students transition to employment as
Research Associates by the Henry M. Jackson Foundation. There are no tuition
charges for graduate students at USU, nor any requirement of government or
military service. Most required textbooks are provided without charge.

Admission requirements include:
1.	Completion of a baccalaureate degree program from an accredited academic
institution before matriculation at USU.
2.	Complete college transcripts, transcripts of all previous graduate
studies.
3.	Resume/CV
4.	Three letters of recommendation from faculty members under whom the
applicant has studied.
5.	The aptitude portion of the GRE, taken no more than two years before the
time of application.
6.	Individual programs may require Advanced GRE in one or more subject areas.

Deadline for full consideration of applications for the Fall Quarter is
December 1st.


Contact Person: Netina Finley
Contact Email: [log in to unmask]
Contact Phone Number: 301-295-3642
Website URL: https://www.usuhs.edu/mcb