{"id":47,"date":"2019-02-07T15:31:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T20:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/template-example\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2023-08-29T12:24:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T16:24:55","slug":"graduate-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/biology\/people\/graduate-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doctoral students are integral to collaboration on research with faculty members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/departments\/biology\/research\/facilities\/\" aria-label=\"in their labs\">in their labs<\/a> and with fellow graduate students and undergraduates. These opportunities allow students to benefit from our faculty\u2019s expertise while gaining experience mentoring and teaching. 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