Welcome to MCDB

Welcome to the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. This Handbook is designed to help you navigate your way through graduate studies in MCDB. It tells you what the Department requires of you, and what you can expect from the Department. In addition, it contains a lot of practical information, such as addresses and phone numbers, the academic calendar, and necessary forms. It also indicates where you can find additional information, and where to turn in case problems arise.

This information in this Handbook is supplementary to information contained in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Programs and Policies Bulletin of Yale University. Programs and Policies Bulletin the general requirements of the Graduate School, as well the specific requirements of individual Departments. All students are responsible for knowing what is required of them and for meeting all requirements on time. The Programs and Policies bulletin of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences https://gsas.yale.edu/academics/programs-policies which is updated annually, is the definitive source of information about academic rules and regulations as well as general policies that apply to all graduate programs.

Although the MCDB Department is large, we hope that you will feel well integrated and at home. We hope that the information presented here will be useful and will help you through a very stimulating and rewarding graduate education.

If you have any questions, please contact the Departmental DGS (scott.holley@yale.edu) or the Departmental registrar (mcdb.registrar@yale.edu).

Scott Holley, Director of Graduate Studies
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology