{"id":18817,"date":"2024-06-10T12:46:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T12:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/biology-new\/?page_id=18817"},"modified":"2025-12-17T08:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:32:18","slug":"graduate-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/biology\/graduate-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18817\" class=\"elementor elementor-18817\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2139266e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2139266e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-425669e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"425669e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Our graduate program offers <img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-21196 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/natsci.uprrp.edu\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2025\/12\/resarch_002-300x261-1.gif\" alt=\"Research - Graduate\" width=\"195\" height=\"170\" \/>diverse opportunities for students seeking a research career in Biology, adiscipline with an increasing social, economical, and environmental impact in the world. Those seeking alternative careers in the industry, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, among others, will gain hands-on experience in research and an appreciation for how science is done and how it can improve our daily lives.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>We offer\u00a0a master of science and doctor of philosophy degrees in four core areas, Molecular\/Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, Ecology\/Systematics, and Evolution\/Genetics. The doctor of philosophy degree is offered through the University of Puerto Rico Intercampus Doctoral Program administered by us\u00a0as part of our Inter-campus agreement. Our\u00a0Department maintains close ties with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcm.upr.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Medical Sciences Campus of the University of Puerto Rico<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.neuro.upr.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute of Neurobiology<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.ites.upr.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute of Tropical Ecosystem Studies at UPR-RP<\/a>, and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/envsci.uprrp.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Environmental Studies at UPR-RP,<\/a>\u00a0which expands considerably the opportunities for our graduate students. The Department has modern laboratory facilities and resources and uses traditional and non-traditional model organisms to address diverse questions. In addition, Puerto Rico\u2019s enormous ecosystem diversity and easy access, translates into research opportunities in the Caribbean and the continental Neotropics. The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uprrp.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras<\/a>\u00a0is a member of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tropicalstudies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Organization for Tropical Studies<\/a>\u00a0and students are encouraged to apply to the OTS courses.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our graduate program offers diverse opportunities for students seeking a research career in Biology, adiscipline with an increasing social, economical, and environmental impact in the world. 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