The Cell and Developmental Biology Degree Program at the University of Virginia provides outstanding interdisciplinary training in the vibrant and rapidly evolving fields of Cell Biology and Developmental Biology. The goal of our graduate program is to equip a new generation of biomedical researchers with the skills needed to carry out independent and innovative cutting-edge research that addresses fundamentally important problems in cell and developmental biology. The Program provides a combination of lecture-based and advanced topical colloquia during the first two years, with active involvement in student-led journal club and research-in-progress talks, in parallel with active research in the area of interest. We seek to train our students for intellectual engagement with biomedical science at the highest level.