Throughout the MCO graduate experience, students have access to multiple faculty members as well as staff to advise them.
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Throughout the MCO graduate experience, students have access to multiple faculty members as well as staff to advise them.
Incoming students are matched with a faculty member who can provide insight when students are going through decision making processes such as choosing areas of research and labs.
Faculty members assigned to be Executive Committee representing key areas offer advice and guide students about elective course work and lab choices within specific areas of research.
Along with the Faculty Mentor, each student will have a Dissertation Advisory Committee consisting of three additional faculty members who assist in monitoring and guiding the student in their research.
At any time, students also have access to the Director(s) of Graduate Studies for the MCO program, currently Professor Craig Hunter.
In addition, by the 2nd year, each student will have joined a lab. The professor who heads the lab will mentor the student’s research progress, guiding them to completion of the PhD.
For non-research related questions or concerns, ranging from administrative requirements to finances and living in Cambridge, students can connect with Lindsay Guest (Graduate Program Administrator) and/or Katie Scrocca (Graduate Programs Finance and Research Administration Manager) anytime.
Complementing these formal advising relationships, each student has daily interactions not only with members of their chosen lab, but also with other scientists throughout the wide-ranging Harvard research community.