Master of Science in Cell and Gene Therapies
Discover groundbreaking advancements in Northeastern’s labs
Cell and gene therapy is one of the fastest-growing fields within the medical studies. Northeastern's Master of Science in Cell and Gene Therapies is an innovative, nonthesis master's program that gives students the knowledge and skills necessary to understand key concepts and solve vital challenges in cell and gene therapy treatments.
The industry-aligned curricula and course contents are carefully designed to cover a broad range of introductory topics, regulatory insight, clinical studies, laboratory skills, and interpersonal skills critical to today's employers in the cell and gene therapy field.
At the end of the program, you'll be prepared to innovate, collaborate, and lead as a research, managerial, or technical professional within top cell and gene therapy organizations.
Take the next step in your career
—Sahar Tavakoli, Program Director of the Master of Science in Cell and Gene Therapies program
Entry Term
Course format
On campus in Boston
Application deadlines
- Fall: August 1
- Spring: December 1
Delve into your future career path on co-op
In this program, you’ll have the opportunity to gain real-world knowledge, awareness, perspective, and confidence during a four- to six-month graduate co-op in industry, academia, or government.
As the recognized leader in experiential learning and a trusted source of high-caliber students, Northeastern boasts a network of more than 3,000 public and private sector co-op locations on all seven continents. Recent biotechnology co-op placements have included Biogen Idec, EMD Serono/Millipore, Harvard Medical School, Medimmune, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, New England Biolabs, Regeneron, Novartis, and Genzyme, among others.
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 320,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,800 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.