Watson School of Biological Sciences

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Watson School of Biological Sciences
Type Private
Established 1998
Dean Alexander Gann
Academic staff
53
Students 50
Location , ,
Campus Suburban
Website gradschool.cshl.edu

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The Watson School of Biological Sciences (WSBS) is a biological sciences graduate school at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The school was opened in 1999 and resides on the Laboratory campus in Cold Spring Harbor, New York on Long Island.

The school offers a graduate degree (PhD) in molecular biology in an accelerated program that strives for completion within four years. The diverse student body includes about 50% international students.

History

The Watson School of Biological sciences was named after Dr James D. Watson, co-discoverer of the structure of DNA and then president of the laboratory.

The founding dean of the school is Winship Herr, now professor at the University of Lausanne.[1]

Notes and references

  1. http://www.unil.ch/cig/page8702_en.html (page visited on 3 July 2013).

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