Contacts and Resources
Contact BBS
Program Administrator
Kate Hodgins
Tel: 617-432-4035
Email: khodgins[at]hms.harvard.edu
BBS Coordinator
Maria Bollinger
Tel: 617-432-0884
Email: mbollinger[at]hms.harvard.edu
BBS Coordinator
Daniel Gonzalez
Tel: 617-432-2737
Email: daniel_gonzalez[at]hms.harvard.edu
Address
Gordon Hall, Room 005
Harvard Medical School
25 Shattuck Street
Boston, MA 02115
Fax: 617-432-0179
Research and Support Communities
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
Harvard University
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Holyoke Center 350
Cambridge, MA 02138-3654
Tel: 617-495-5315
Tel: 617-495-5396
Tel: 617-496-5333
Email: admiss[at]fas.harvard.edu
The Office of Admissions and Financial Aid is open Monday through Friday, 9 am-5 pm, EST. Applicants should contact Admissions. Applicants checking on the status of their application must call 617-496-6100 between 2 pm and 5 pm EST. Admissions does not accept faxed material. Current students should contact Financial Aid.
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences(GSAS)
International Office
Division of Medical Sciences (DMS)
Harvard Integrated Life Sciences (HILS)
Departmental Homepages
Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Cell Biology
Genetics
Microbiology and Immunobiology
Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
Research Institutes and Affiliated Hospitals
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Children’s Hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Joslin Diabetes Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Forsyth Institute
Schepens Eye Research Institute
Broad Institute
Immune Disease Institute
Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Areas of Concentration
The BBS program encompasses a very broad range of research topics from investigation of fundamental biological principles to the mechanisms of disease. These topics reach from organismal to cellular to atomic resolution. In order to support the ongoing scholarship of students and faculty dedicated to particular areas of investigation, a series of departmental and interdepartmental communities have been formulated within BBS around several areas of concentration. Each area is supported by basic and advanced graduate courses, and by a number of paracurricular, community-building activities, such as seminars, journal or data clubs, retreats and symposia. Faculty leadership in each area work with the BBS program administration to develop resources for our students. Although these areas of study can represent nodes of interaction for students, faculty and research fellows, BBS students are not required or expected to participate. These areas simply represent options that our students can explore and select during the initial G1 phase of graduate study.
Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology
Microbiology and Immunobiology
Developmental and Regenerative Biology (DRB)
Therapeutics, Targets and Discovery
Certificate Program:
Leder Human Biology and Translational Medicine (LHB)