The Students

New ideas and fresh faces are essential to driving science forward.

The program accepts a small number of top students, less than ten. Our graduate program ends with a Ph.D. in Biophysical Sciences jointly granted by both the Biological and Physical Sciences Divisions of The University of Chicago. It begins with an On-Line Application.

  • “I decided to come to the BPHYS program because I wanted the chance to work with my two advisors and benefit from their mentorship and scientific creativity. Because of them, I have been afforded both awesome hands-on guidance and the intellectual freedom to do exciting projects.””
    Vedant Sachdeva

    Vedant Sachdeva

    Student

    Arvind Murugan

    Mentor

    Stephanie Palmer

    Mentor

  • “I chose UChicago Biophysical Sciences because of the strong community. It was obvious to me UChicago not only had awesome research, but people who genuinely cared about and supported each other. UChicago has proven to be an excellent environment for fostering my personal and professional growth!””
    Diane Schnitkey

    Diane Schnitkey

    Student

    Rama Ranganathan

    Mentor

    Mike Rust

    Mentor

  • “I have research interests in multiple fields, and the dual-mentorship model allowed me to combine those interests while being trained by experts in both fields. I've found the university as a whole to be extremely collaborative, and being a part of both the biological and physical sciences divisions has provided me with so many resources for my research and education."”
    Margo MacDonald

    Margo MacDonald

    Student

    Melody Swartz

    Mentor

    Margaret Gardel

    Mentor

  • “The biophysics program at UChicago has given me the freedom to explore my research interests with confidence. I’m surrounded by smart and driven graduate students, professors with exciting research projects, and a staff committed to doing the best they can to help students succeed."”
    Walter Alvarado

    Walter Alvarado

    Student

    Juan de Pablo

    Mentor

    Andy Ferguson

    Mentor

Student Profiles

Choose a year:

Entered 2023
Ikchang Cho

Hometown

EducationKorea University

Allison Craig

Hometown

EducationUniversity of Texas at Austin

Stephen Gee

Hometown

EducationLehigh University

Claire Hornburg

Hometown

EducationNew York University

Reyna Houston

Hometown

EducationUniversity Of Louisiana Lafayette

Isaiah Thomas

Hometown

EducationNortheastern Illinois University

Colin Wilburn

Hometown

EducationUniversity of Dublin Trinity College

Entered 2022
Sarah Christensen

Hometown

EducationMcGill University

Estefania Cuevas-Zepeda

Hometown

EducationUniversity of California, Merced

Tori Edington

Hometown

EducationPrinceton University

Elijah Hix

Hometown

EducationUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville

Maya Igarashi

Hometown

EducationWellesley College

Darren Liu

Hometown

EducationBoston University

Haibei Zhang

Hometown

EducationDuke University

Entered 2021
Kash Baboolall

Hometown

EducationAmherst College
BSAB 2023-2024

Milena Chakraverti-Wuerthwein

Hometown

EducationPrinceton University

Michelle Chiu

Hometown

EducationUC Santa Barbara
BSAB 2023-2024

Noah Schwartz

Hometown

EducationUniversity of Missouri-Columbia

Roo Weed

Hometown

EducationMIddlebury College

Entered 2020
Hope Anderson

HometownIowa City, IA

EducationWellesley College

Anna Gaffney

HometownMarysville, MI

EducationUniversity of Michigan

Hanna Hieromnimon

HometownChicago, IL

EducationPepperdine University

Kyle Lin

HometownHouston, TX

EducationStanford University
BSAB 2022-2024

Ayanna Matthews

HometownPhiladelphia, PA

EducationPrinceton University
BSAB 2022-2024

Rudy Mendez Reina

HometownBogota, Colombia

EducationUniversidad Francisco Jose de Caldas

Nikša Praljak

HometownParma, OH

EducationCleveland State University

Christopher Russo

HometownNew York, NY

EducationPrinceton University

Entered 2019
Nick Bayhi

HometownSomerville, MA

EducationTufts University
BSAB 2023-2024

Adam Fine

HometownChicago, IL

EducationYale University

Noah Gamble

HometownShelburne, VT

EducationNorthwestern University
BSAB 2021-2024

Daozheng Gong

HometownWuhan, People's Republic of China

EducationUniversity of Science and Technology of China

Lissa Rennert

HometownRockville, MD

EducationRochester Institute of Technology

Ahmed Fouad Selim

HometownCairo, Egypt

EducationZewail City for Science and Technology

Entered 2018
Megan Borregard

HometownBeverly Hills, MI

EducationKalamazoo College

Margo MacDonald

HometownGranville, OH

EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
BSAB 2020-2024

Eric Rouviere

HometownWilmington, DE

EducationUniversity of Delaware

Diane Schnitkey

HometownMahomet, IL

EducationUniversity of Illinois
BSAB 2020-2023

Steven Wasserman

HometownNorth Bellmore, NY

EducationBrandeis University
BSAB 2020-2023

Alumni

We are very proud of our Alumni, view them all here.