Dr. George Church

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Biography

George Church is the Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, where he is also a professor of health sciences and technology at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is recognized for his contributions to genomic and proteomic measurement, as well as his pioneering work in personal genomics and biofuels. Church has developed next-generation sequencing methods that are crucial for analyzing complex gene-environment-trait data and has significantly advanced the field of affordable personalized medicine. His innovative research includes reprogramming human skin-derived pluripotent cells to investigate gene regulatory functions and their connections to immune responses. Church is actively working on tools for connecting functional microbiomics with large-scale biological data to better understand health and disease processes.

Research Interests

Requirements for Harvard Medical School

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Undergraduate preparation in the sciences Biology Chemistry Physics
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
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  • Three letters of recommendation
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  • Application fee ($105)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Division of Medical Sciences (DMS). GRE is not required and will not be considered for BBS, Immunology, and Neuroscience.