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

Student researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) showcased their passion for scientific research in the 2026 Art of Science contest.

Two George Washington University Integrated Biomedical Sciences PhD candidates, Trace Walker and Kevin Nestler, highly competitive early career awards that promise to fuel their work and shape their next steps.

A new research study led by Pedro Gazzinelli Guimaraes, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, titled “Unraveling the Hidden Regulator: Deciphering Endogenous Retroelement Control of Allergic Type 2 Immune Response,” seeks to understand how dormant viruses…