College of Life Sciences

Welcome to the Jefferson College of Life Sciences

With our mission of “Training Tomorrow’s Scientific Leaders Today”, our college and faculty provide many outstanding programs to support the next step towards achieving your future professional goals. Whether you are seeking undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, graduate or postdoctoral education and training in the life sciences, our many academic programs, complemented by co-curricular professional development, provide a solid foundation for our graduates to continue on to further advanced training or directly on to a broad array of successful and impactful careers.

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

JCLS PhD Graduate Student Wins Travel Award

Victoria Frisbie, who is a JCLS PhD student, has won this year’s Association for Women in Science (AWIS) - Philadelphia Chapter Adelaide M. Delluva Student Travel Award. With this award, Ms. Frisbie will attend the Kinetoplastid Molecular Cell Biology (KMCB) Conference this fall and will present her structural biology research on chromatin dynamics in the parasite Trypanosoma brucei. She is a fourth year student in the Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology PhD program, studying under PI Dr. Erik Debler.

Ms. Frisbie's Background

Dr. Erik Debler’s Reasearch

Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology PhD Program

AWIS - Philadelphia

Pre- Medical Studies

Pre-Med Student Works to Improve Access to Safe Water in Kenya

Michele Ganz raises money and awareness to build water towers and improve infrastructure.

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Degrees & Programs

PhD Programs

Our PhD degree programs offer advanced interdisciplinary education and research training under the mentorship of nationally and internationally recognized faculty.

Master's Programs

Our Master's programs provide students with the skills and knowledge that will enable them to engage in the forefront of research or continue their studies toward advanced degrees.

Postbaccalaureate Pre-Professional Program (P4)

Our program is designed to offer educational and professional development in the health professions for academically competitive individuals with non-science undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Graduate Certificate Programs

Our graduate certificate programs provide industry, academic and health professionals with skills and knowledge needed for success in today's health-sciences related environments.

Continuing Studies

We offer students the opportunity to take courses without committing to a degree or certificate program.

Undergraduate Programs

Our Undergraduate programs provide students with the skills and knowledge that will prepare them for basic biomedical sciences education and training.

Featured Opportunities & Information

Rules for scientific progress while living with the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jefferson faculty and students author an article to identify four strategies that are essential during this COVID-19 era.

04/25/2020

Winners of the ECOG-ACRIN Award

Congratulations to Jefferson students Moriah Cunningham, Latese Evans, Michele Ly, & Elizabeth McDuffie, who recently received the Minority Scholarship Awards at the ECOG-ACRIN Fall 2021 Group Meeting!

11/09/2021

Science Communication Workshop Series

Learn how to convey your science to the public

11/11/20

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusions Resources at JCLS

Diversity & Inclusion Resources

The College of Life Sciences is committed to nurturing an inclusive community of learners and teachers. Science and discovery demands inclusion and solutions to complex scientific questions are best discovered through a unique blend of diverse cultures, experiences, ideas, and identities.

JCLS Diversity & Inclusion

Educational Opportunities