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2025 PhD Application Series completed
2025 PhD Application Series completed
Our first PhD Application Series (for the fall 2026 admissions cycle) has concluded. We held five formal sessions starting in June 2025 with invited faculty speakers from Stanford, UCSF, and UC Davis, as well as current biosciences PhD students from Stanford and beyond. Join us to receive updates for our next PhD Application Series, starting summer 2026!
If you're interested in applying to MD/PhD programs, our inaugural series for the 2027 MSTP admissions cycle begins on 12/19/25.
Click to view our 2025 Series agenda:
Workshop 5: Fall intensive - General Application Workshop
Workshop 5: Fall intensive - General Application Workshop
Roundtable Q&A, personal statement peer-review, last minute application questions!
Roundtable Q&A, personal statement peer-review, last minute application questions!
November 11, 2025 | 5:30pm - 7:00pm | 🍕 provided by Novogene
Hybrid: Zoom/Stanford Wu Tsai Neurosciences Building, Room S375
Stanford Neuroscience Application Assistance Program (SNAAP)
Next BioLeader postdoc/grad student mentors
Workshop 4: Strategy and Storytelling for Success
Workshop 4: Strategy and Storytelling for Success
September 12, 2025 | 11:30am - 12:30pm | 🍕 provided by Novogene
Hybrid: Zoom/Stanford Wu Tsai Neurosciences Building, Room S375
Personal statements that stand out: perfecting your scientific narrative
Personal statements that stand out: perfecting your scientific narrative
Louise Pay, PhD
Academic Editor and Research Consultant, Louise Pay Editing
Navigating the application timeline: fall strategy and advice
Navigating the application timeline: fall strategy and advice
Martine Therrien, PhD
Assistant Professor & Principal Investigator, Gliomics Research Group
UC Davis College of Biological Sciences, Department Cell and Molecular Biology
Workshop 3: Building a strong application package
Workshop 3: Building a strong application package
August 22, 2025 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm | 🍕Pizza provided by Novogene
Hybrid: Zoom/Stanford Wu Tsai Neurosciences Building, Room S375
Building a strong application package
Building a strong application package
Jennifer Yokoyama, PhD
Associate Professor & Principal Investigator, Yokoyama lab
UCSF Department of Neurology
Andrew C. Yang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Yang lab
Gladstone Institutes & UCSF Department of Neurology
Workshop 2: How to prepare a strong personal statement
Workshop 2: How to prepare a strong personal statement
July 11, 2025 | 11:30pm - 1:00pm PT | 🍕 Pizza provided by Novogene
Hybrid: Zoom/Stanford Wu Tsai Neurosciences Building, Room S375
Preparing a strong personal statement: journey and strategies
Preparing a strong personal statement: journey and strategies
Shoxruxxon Alimukhamedov
PhD student, UCSF Neuroscience Graduate Program
Practical tips and insights on personal statements
Practical tips and insights on personal statements
Matthew Matrungolo
PhD Student, Stanford University Neurosciences Program
Workshop 1: Introduction to PhD applications
Workshop 1: Introduction to PhD applications
June 3, 2025 | 4:00 - 6:00pm PT | 🍕 Pizza provided by 10x Genomics
Stanford Wu Tsai Neurosciences Building, Room S375
Overview of the PhD application process from a faculty and admissions comittee perspective
Overview of the PhD application process from a faculty and admissions comittee perspective
Rongxin Fang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Stanford University, Fang Lab
Reflections on the application journey and practical advice for applicants
Reflections on the application journey and practical advice for applicants
Alena Smith
PhD student, University of Southern California Neuroscience Graduate Program
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