PhD Program Academic Calendar
2022-23 Academic Calendar
Our course work and rotation schedule allows predoctoral researchers to begin full-time research in their laboratory of choice, with no other course commitments, within one year of starting.
First-Year Predoctoral Researchers
| Aug. 8-23, 2022 | Orientation and pre-course(s) |
| Aug. 24 – Sept. 2 and Sept. 6-7, 2022 | Module I: Genetics |
| Sept. 8-9, 2022 | Crossroads Research Conference at Stowers Institute |
| Sept. 12-23, 2022 | Module II (Gene Expression: Transcription to Translation) |
| Sept. 26 – Oct. 7, 2022 | Module III (Genomic and Computational Approaches…) |
| Oct. 11-21, 2022 | Module IV (Cell Biology) |
| Oct. 24 – Nov. 4, 2022 | Module V (Cell Dynamics, Stem Cells, Developmental Bio) |
| Nov. 7-10 and 14-18, 2022 | Module VI (Neuroscience) |
| Nov. 21-25, 2022 | Thanksgiving holiday |
| Nov. 28 – Dec. 9, 2022 | Module VII (Evolution and Model Systems) |
| Dec. 12 – Dec. 30, 2022 | Winter break |
| Jan. 3 – Feb. 24, 2023 | Laboratory Rotation I |
| Feb. 27 – Apr. 21, 2023 | Laboratory Rotation II |
| Apr. 24 – June 16, 2023 | Laboratory Rotation III |
| Jan. 3 – June 16, 2023 | Scientific Communication |
| June 19, 2023 | Thesis Laboratory research begins |
Second-and Subsequent-Year Predoctoral Researchers
Thesis Laboratory research continues
| Aug. 15 – Dec. 30, 2022 | Fall term (20 weeks) |
| Jan. 3 – June 16, 2023 | Spring term (24 weeks) |
| June 19 – Aug. 11, 2023 | Summer term (8 weeks) |
Stowers Holidays
| Sept. 5, 2022 | Labor Day |
| Oct. 10, 2022 | Indigenous Peoples’ and Columbus Day |
| Nov. 11, 2022 | Veterans Day |
| Nov. 24-25, 2022 | Thanksgiving |
| Dec. 23, 26 & 27, 2022 | Christmas |
| Jan. 2, 2023 | New Year’s Day |
| Jan. 16, 2023 | Martin Luther King Day |
| Feb. 20, 2023 | Presidents Day |
| May 29, 2023 | Memorial Day |
| June 19, 2023 | Juneteenth |
| July 4, 2023 | Independence Day |
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