Dr. Myles Alderman

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Myles Alderman is a postdoctoral associate in Haifan Lin's Lab at Yale School of Medicine, focusing on the study of self-renewal in germline stem cells. He completed his graduate studies at Yale University's Department of Genetics under the mentorship of Andrew Xiao, with a dissertation that examined epigenetic regulation during embryogenesis and placentation, particularly concentrating on DNA methylation. Prior to commencing his PhD, he was part of Dr. Hugh Taylor's lab, where he researched the pathogenesis of endometriosis and the impact of Bisphenol-A (BPA) on embryonic development and epigenetic programming. Myles obtained his bachelor's degree in Biology from Kenyon College in 2014. He has received several prestigious fellowships, including the Gruber Science Fellowship from Yale and the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP), as well as the Lo Graduate Fellowship for Excellence in Stem Cell Research.

Research Interests

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.