Program of Study
The Immunology Program at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth is an interdepartmental program that trains both postdoctoral fellows and predoctoral students in cellular and molecular immunology. Most graduate students pursuing the PhD degree in immunology train in labs in the umbrella Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) and receive their degree from the Microbiology and Immunology Department. Other immunology students matriculate through the Dartmouth’s Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (QBS) program. Individuals interested in applying for admission to the Program in Immunology may choose to direct their application through the MCB or QBS program.
Housing
Dartmouth assists graduate students in arranging for housing.
Student Outcomes
Immunology Program graduate students receiving the Ph.D. degree from Dartmouth and postdoctoral fellows are prepared for postdoctoral or faculty positions in academia, including both primarily teaching or research-oriented colleges and universities; in research institutes; in biotech and other companies; or positions in business or law. The placement of both graduate students and postdoctoral fellows has been very successful and includes positions at the most prestigious institutes.
Location
Life in the Hanover-Lebanon area offers an attractive combination of cultural activities in a rural setting. Concerts and dramatic productions are held the year round, particularly at Dartmouth's Hopkins Center. Alpine and Nordic skiing, hiking, and lake and white-water canoeing opportunities are outstanding, as are those for running, biking, and other seasonal sports. In addition, the ocean beaches of New Hampshire and Maine are about 2 hours away, and Boston, Montreal, and New York City can be reached by car in 2, 3, and 5 hours, respectively.
The College and The Program
Dartmouth was founded in 1769 as a college committed to liberal learning. The Medical School was established in 1797. The smallest of the Ivy League institutions, Dartmouth has a long-standing tradition of close student-faculty ties, a tradition strongly endorsed by the Program in Immunology. The program is quite diversified, bringing expertise to bear on immunological questions from the areas of biochemistry, physiology, medicine, molecular biology, cell biology, and structural biology. The strength of the program lies in its commitment to the training of students by developing close personal interactions between students and faculty and staff members.