The Scripps Research Institute
Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Sciences

San Diego, USA

DEGREE TYPE

PhD

EARLIEST START DATE

Sep 2026

Key Summary

About: Scripps Research's doctoral programme offers interdisciplinary training in chemistry, chemical biology, biology, neurosciences, immunology, cell biology, chemical physiology, and biophysics. Students don't join a department; they access the full curriculum and faculty across the school, enabling experimental training and creating basic knowledge in the biosciences. The programme supports cross-disciplinary projects, mentorship, and exposure to laboratory methods in molecular and structural biology, neurobiology, and biophysical chemistry.

Career Outcomes: Graduates pursue academic research, faculty posts, postdoctoral fellowships, industry R&D in biotech or pharma, translational research, science policy, patent law, and science communication; they work in regulatory affairs or clinical research roles.

Scripps Research's doctoral program is an interdisciplinary graduate program that provides rigorous training in chemistry, chemical biology, biology, neurosciences, immunology, cell biology, chemical physiology, and biophysics. When students enroll in the program, they do not join a department, but rather pursue their graduate studies with access to the entire curriculum and faculty affiliated with the school regardless of the faculty member’s department. This approach allows students to be broadly trained and emphasizes the creation of basic knowledge in biosciences.