Microbiology PhD Program Suggestion

[Phageboy48]

Hi! I have a plan to apply Ph.D. school for this year or the following year. I have summarized my profile. So, would you mind giving me any advice on my list?

Undergrad Institution: Top Private University in Indonesia

Major(s): Biotechnology
Minor(s): Biology
GPA in Major:  (not sure)
Overall GPA: 3.93 / 4
Position in Class: Top 3

Master Institution: Mid-Tier Private University in Taiwan
Major(s): School of Medicine
Minor(s): Microbiology
GPA in Major: (not sure)
Overall GPA: 3.95 / 4
 

Type of Student: International/Asian, Male

GRE Scores :
Q:
V:
W:
B: 

TOEFL Total: Take on September

IELTS Total: 6.5 (L: 6.0; R: 7.5; S: 6.5;W:6.0)

Research Experience:

• 1 summer research (~3 months) in Bioinformatics at one of Indonesia research institutes
• 1 years undergraduate research related to Bioinformatics at my home institute
• 2 years master research related to bacteriophages at my home institute

Have 1 abstract in Genome Announcement

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 

• Laboratory Assistant (2 semesters different lab.)

Courses:

• Undergrad biology (bioinformatics, microbiology, molecular cell biology, etc.), chemistry,  protein structure modeling

Applying to Where: Ph.D. Microbiology

• Rockefeller University
• University of Pittsburgh
• University of Wisconsin-Madison (MTDP)

I know it will be very tough with my education background. So I really need advice regarding my choices, is that too high or quite acceptable?

 

Thank you

[strugglebus2k17]

I'm a first year PhD student in a microbiology/immunology department. Some great Microbiology programs in the united states that you might consider are UNC Chappel Hill, Scripps, Baylor College of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, UPenn, UMich, Tulane, University of Washington, Washington University in St. Louis. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) is a great microbiology school for tropical/emerging microbiology. Harvard is a top school for Virology. 

[Phageboy48]

On 9/12/2018 at 7:31 AM, strugglebus2k17 said:

I'm a first year PhD student in a microbiology/immunology department. Some great Microbiology programs in the united states that you might consider are UNC Chappel Hill, Scripps, Baylor College of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, UPenn, UMich, Tulane, University of Washington, Washington University in St. Louis. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) is a great microbiology school for tropical/emerging microbiology. Harvard is a top school for Virology. 

Thank you for the suggestions. So right now, where do you learn?