The exhilarating pace of discovery in the Life Sciences and the complex problems ahead demand new approaches that cut across traditional disciplines. The interactive and stimulating environment of Brandeis University fosters thinking "outside the box", where biophysical and genetic approaches merge with the tools of biochemistry and molecular biology to investigate the fundamental processes of life. The graduate programs are committed to interdisciplinary training, spanning five academic departments as well as four research centers. Brandeis University offers the rare combination of an internationally recognized research university in a small college setting that promotes close interactions with prestigious faculty. The suburban campus is just 20 minutes from the bustling academic and biotechnology centers of Boston and Cambridge.

Brandeis offers the following four Ph.D. granting programs in the biological sciences: Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Neuroscience.

In addition, Brandeis offers the three M.S. programs listed here: Genetic Counseling, Molecular and Cell Biology, Neuroscience.

Brandeis undergraduates can choose from majors in the Life Sciences departments of: Biology, Biochemistry. Or majors in the interdepartmental programs in: Biological Physics, Neuroscience.