A PhD student at ITQB NOVA is part of the research staff. Integrated in research groups, PhD students develop an original research thesis supervised by the lab’s PI and closely monitored by the PhD Thesis Committee. PhD Programs at ITQB NOVA also include a limited period of classes, where students from different labs contact each other and together with established researchers learn about different scientific topics and research lines, develop technical and transversal skills, and discuss their current and future paths.