As They Advance Critical Research, PhD Graduates Agree: ‘Science Is a Community Project’

Community and mentorship shone as prominent themes at the Harvard Medical School-Affiliated PhD Programs Hooding Ceremony on May 28 as scholars received their doctoral hoods after many years studying, collaborating, and stretching themselves as they worked to solve some of the world’s most critical biomedical problems.

“Science is a community project,” said student speaker Joel Tan, who earned his PhD in the Program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS). “Graduate school has a way of making even the most independent person realize that science is never truly done alone.” READ MORE.