The Integrated Graduate Program in the Life Sciences (IGP) serves as the umbrella program for graduate student training in both the basic science and clinical departments at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. Established in 1990, this innovative program provides students an opportunity for comprehensive, interdisciplinary training in modern biomedical sciences.

The IGP provides each student the flexibility to design a personal course of study, pursue individual research interests, and choose an appropriate thesis advisor. The wide range of research opportunities within the IGP serves students well - both those who enter graduate school committed to a specific research field and those who begin with many potential interests.

        The IGP groups its faculty and course offerings into nine areas of specialization known as "curricula". These divisions provide a convenient means for potential applicants to identify the faculty who are conducting research in readily identified fields of study. The interdisciplinary nature of modern research, however, means that most faculty are listed in multiple curricula, so applicants are encouraged to examine the faculty lists broadly.

         Flexibility and ease in pursuing diverse interests are the hallmarks of graduate training in the IGP.

The IGP and the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Feinberg School of Medicine offer a dual degree program leading to the PhD and Master's in Public Health. For details, click here.

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