Committee on Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology

The Committee on Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology (GGSB) is an interdisciplinary PhD granting program that brings together over 70 biologists from many academic departments. The GGSB program is aimed at training PhD scholars for careers as independent scientists in basic and applied biomedical research and education. The GGSB Graduate Program offers a program of basic study, leading to a Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, Genomics and Systems Biology.

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Raven Watson

GGSB Second Year Student, McNerney Lab

Coming to graduate school, I wanted the opportunity to continue exploring my research interests. GGSB was the perfect fit for me because of the flexibility it allows. With so many faculty to choose from across different departments, I feel completely free to engage with interdisciplinary research. Additionally, the UChicago community is so welcoming and supportive! I genuinely feel that everyone wants me to succeed.

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Nematostella imaged during the course.

New Course Welcomes UChicago Grad Students to MBL for Two-Week Intensive

Mengjie Chen, PhD (left), Megan McNerney, MD, PhD (center), Maanasa Raghavan, PhD (right), and Anindita Basu, PhD (not pictured), are working at the leading edge of human genetics research.

Women's History Month: Scientists making history in human genetics research