# Current Students

**Source**: https://biology.mit.edu/graduate/current-students/
**Parent**: https://biology.mit.edu/

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## Academic and research resources

- Review your 
- Explore [subject offerings](http://student.mit.edu/catalog/m7a.html#7.50)
- Learn more about [current department research](https://biology.mit.edu/faculty-and-research/areas-of-research/)
- View our list of external [fellowships and scholarships](/graduate/prospective-students/funding/)
- Support for [students changing labs](https://biology.mit.edu/graduate/current-students/changing-labs/)

### Graduate Manual

The Graduate Manual contains:

- Resources for first-year students
- Resources for enrolled MD/PhD students
- Information about rotations
- Preliminary exam guidelines
- Thesis Committee meeting information
- Individual Development Plan information
- Guidelines for graduating
- Graduate Committee information
- Important forms

## Career development

After completing your doctoral studies, you will be fully prepared for a variety of career options. Many of our students pursue careers in academia or industry. Others choose a research-related or non-research career, reflecting the broad role of biology in the world.

## Student Support

There are many resources at MIT, and the sites below aggregate information about people and offices who support students and the types of help they provide. **In nearly all cases, graduate students who are seeking help or support or who would like to discuss a situation they are facing should contact the graduate directors, the [Community and Professional Support Specialist](https://biology.mit.edu/profile/hallie-dowling-huppert/), or the [Office of Graduate Education](https://oge.mit.edu/ "https://oge.mit.edu/").** We can either help you directly or help you identify the right people to connect with.

- [**Get Help**](https://biology.mit.edu/get-help/) – Biology department-specific information and advice about how to find someone to talk to
- **[Graduate Student Resources at MIT](https://studentlife.mit.edu/graduatestudentresources)** – list provided by the Division of Student Life
- [**REFs guide for students to find help at MIT**](https://biology.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Digital_Grad_Support_Flowchart_March_2018.pdf) – flowchart to find the right people to talk to
- [**Community Wellness**](https://medical.mit.edu/services/community-wellness) – Resources and programs for the entire MIT community to support healthy choices
- [**MIT Medical**](https://medical.mit.edu/) *–* Resources for physical and mental health
- [**Student Disability Services**](https://studentlife.mit.edu/sds)
- At the website [ask.mit.edu](http://ask.mit.edu) you can enter any question and be connected with an appropriate resource

## Student organizations and resources

We encourage you to check the  (login required) to find out more about upcoming events and programming.

The [**Biology Graduate Student Council**](/graduate/current-students/biology-graduate-student-council/) presents the interests of Biology graduate students to the department, faculty, and MIT at large.

The **[BioPals Program](https://biology.mit.edu/graduate/current-students/biopals-program/)** matches incoming first-year graduate students with more senior students (“Pals”).

[**BioREFS (Resource for Easing Friction and Stress)**](http://biorefs.mit.edu/) provide MIT’s Biology community with an independent resource to support, encourage, diffuse, and mediate during times of stress.

The **[MIT Biotech Group](http://biotech.mit.edu/)** provides educational and career development events and resources for students interested in the biotechnology industry.