PHD Programs

The School of Medicine and Health Sciences offers outstanding opportunities for graduate biomedical research, education, and training. Work with some of the nations top researchers, join a community of scholars, and make contributions to understanding the basis of health and disease. 

Explore the Biomedical PhDs are offered through the Institute of Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences

Research News

Researchers from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GW SMHS) publish a new study in Nature Communications identifying a critical protein, And-1, that plays a vital role in repairing DNA damage caused by UVB radiation — the harmful rays from the sun that can…

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the GW Cancer Center recently received a $600,000 S10 grant from the NIH to purchase a state-of-the-art BD FACSDiscover™ S8 CellView spectral flow cytometer and live cell sorter. The investment significantly enhances the…

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences recently welcomed the Fall 2025 cohort of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) PhD Program, marking the program’s 30th class of doctoral students.