The MCB PhD program at Brandeis provides supportive and close-knit community conducting internationally recognized research at the frontiers of molecular, cell, developmental, chemical and neurobiology.Brandeis is a unique institution, with a world class research enterprise embedded in a small liberal arts university. This environment fosters interdisciplinary and collaborative research and encourages personal interaction between students and faculty that is difficult to achieve at larger institutions.<br><br>The MCB PhD program is designed to produce confident scientists with the skills needed to succeed in a variety of career paths. Flexible course requirements allow students to focus on their area of interest while providing training in cutting-edge methods and quantitative data analysis. Students sharpen their communication skills by attendance and participation in weekly journal clubs, colloquia, and research seminars. Pizza talks provide each student with a yearly opportunity for feedback on their dissertation research from the entire MCB and Neuroscience community. In addition to their thesis advisor, research progress is monitored by a thesis committee comprised of three faculty members, enabling each student to develop a network of mentors.