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MCS Graduate Program Information Pittsburgh for Prospective Graduate Students Ph.D. in Biological Sciences - Graduate Student Policy Handbook (pdf file) Carnegie Mellon's Graduate Student Assembly Graduate Students - Perspectives 
Margarida Anjos "The department is a very friendly community where I feel After moving to Pittsburgh in the summer of 2004 with my husband so that he could attend Carnegie Mellon, I realized that my job options were limited because of my immigration status. Not one to sit around and do nothing, I became interested Professor Chuck Ettensohn’s research and experiments happening in his lab. I started reading about gene regulatory networks and learning about embryonic development in sea urchins. It was then that I really became interested in developmental biology, more specifically in identifying cis-regulatory elements, which are DNA sequences that regulate gene expression. In the fall of 2006 I joined the Department of Biological Sciences as a Ph.D. student. I am currently working on the identification of the cis-regulatory elements that control the expression of the gene Alx1, which is involved in the skeletal development of the sea urchin embryo. The department is a very friendly community where I feel that I fit in. It felt very natural to me to continue my studies and move from biological engineering to developmental biology. When I’m finished with my Ph.D., I hope to continue research, either in academia or industry.
Our current graduate students have put together a list of recommendations for incoming students. A look at the lighter side of the PhD... The Carnegie
Mellon Experience Consistently ranked one of the nation's top private research institutions, Carnegie Mellon's internationally recognized programs within its undergraduate colleges and graduate schools encompass the areas of science, engineering, technology, management, liberal arts, and fine arts. The Department of Biological Sciences is based in the Mellon College of Science, which also houses the Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics departments. MCS Graduate Program Information The Pittsburgh Scene If you've never visited Pittsburgh before, you're in for a pleasant surprise. Once a booming steel town, Pittsburgh has kept its proud heritage of hard work while transforming itself into one of the country's cleanest, safest, most livable cities. The city boasts a sophisticated, attractive urban setting surrounded by charming, diverse, ethnic neighborhoods and lush green hills. Pittsburgh is home to several major sports teams, including the Pirates major league baseball team, the Steelers professional football team and the Penguins professional hockey team, as well as a world-class symphony orchestra, ballet and opera. With more than 100,000 students attending 31 western Pennsylvania colleges and universities, education and its spin-offs are major focuses in the region. A few easily traveled miles from downtown Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon's campus shares its Oakland location with many other leading educational, cultural, medical and research centers. The campuses of Oakland are bordered by beautiful Schenley Park, which provides hundreds of acres of rolling hills for hiking, biking, golf, swimming and other recreational activities. Within a short walk of the universities are the museums and cultural attractions of The Carnegie and the botanical gardens of Phipps Conservatory. You'll find that Pittsburgh area housing is plentiful and affordable. Public transportation makes it easy to travel between campus and downtown or into the suburbs. Just a short drive can take you out of Pittsburgh for skiing, hiking, camping, rock climbing and white water rafting in the beautiful Laurel Mountains. When you need to travel to another city, you'll be pleased to find that it's easy to do. Pittsburgh is centrally located on major air and highway routes - only an hour's flight from New York and Washington, D.C. and just five hours from the West Coast. Pittsburgh for Prospective Graduate Students
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