Standards for the Doctoral Degrees in the Molecular Biosciences: Recommendations of the Education and Training Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB)

Abstract

The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) has as its mission “to foster and support the growth and advancement of biochemistry and molecular biology as the foundation from which the biomolecular sciences derive their basic ideas and techniques in the service of [human]kind.” As part of this mission, the Education and Training Committee (ETC) of IUBMB has published the “Standards for the Doctoral Degrees in the Molecular Biosciences” as a set of international standards for a contemporary doctorate education in biochemistry and molecular biology (BMB). The present work aims to inform the international BMB education community of changes to the Standards for the Doctoral Degrees in the Molecular Biosciences that resulted from a revision adopted by IUBMB in January 2023. We thank the Executive Committee of IUBMB for their valuable assistance and support, the Education and Training Committee for participating in this project, all those who contributed with their comments and other suggestions, and all those who contributed to the previous Recommendations for providing a basis for the ones here presented and for facilitating our work. Final responsibility for the contents of the present Recommendations, however, rests equally with the authors. 2 | BACKGROUND