The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences welcomed the 2026 cohort of the Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) PhD Program. Over the program’s 30-year history, GW has graduated 340 PhD who have go...

The #GWSMHS Histopathology Core Laboratory provides researchers with high-quality histopathology services and expert guidance. Learn more about Histopathology Core Lab services here: https://bit.ly/3...

Platelet activation due to human immunodeficiency virus infection increases platelet-natural killer (NK) complexes, which have distinct phenotypes and may

It's National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW)! This special week is dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating the vital contributions that postdoctoral scholars make to research and innovation acros...

As summer comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on a few milestones that made this one particularly meaningful for me as a PhD student. First, in July, I had the opportunity to attend the NCATS DOOR...

The Department of Biochemistry proudly congratulates our faculty member, Dr. Luis Rodriguez, Ph.D, Assistant Research Professor, on receiving the Hastings Innovation Award for Interstitial Lung Diseas...

Join me on September 30 at noon ET for Unit I of this excellent series where I will be discussing all aspects of faculty job interviews, from preparation, to execution, to follow-up.

BiomarkerKB was the core of my PhD. My thesis used the data I curated, with data from our collaborators, in BiomarkerKB and focused on leveraging knowledge graph creation and machine learning to find ...

Jaclyn Andricovich, a doctoral student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, recently received a predoctoral Ruth L....

I’m incredibly grateful and excited to share that I’ve been awarded an NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellowship! Receiving this fellowship with a score in the top 9th percentile is an honor, and I’m thankful f...

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences 2026 Promotion, Tenured, and Emeriti Faculty List.

A distinguished neuroscientist and longtime SMHS leader reflects on his second tenure leading GW’s central research office.

Two junior faculty members at George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) recently received the GW Cancer Center’s American Cancer Society Institutional Research Gr...

Block parties, concerts and other opportunities to celebrate the holiday around Washington, D.C.

Tommy DeStefanis, a PhD candidate in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program at George Washington University’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received a prestigious NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein...

Five years of growth, learning, persistence, failures, and successes. I am elated to share that on May 18, I successfully defended my disseration, “Epigenetic Regulation of Tumor-Intrinsic Immune Sign...

Grateful to be named a 2026 AACR-Sanofi Scholar-in-Training at #AACR26 in San Diego this week. Thank you to the AACR, Sanofi, and Dr. Katherine Chiappinelli and the Chiappinelli Lab at GWU for making ...

Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week is a way to support and appreciate graduate and professional students.

Today I had the humble experience to be inducted in the GW chapter of the National Academy of Inventors and I won my first GW Technology Commercialization Innovation Competition!!! The George Washingt...

WHS 2026 has been an amazing event! Come see the work of Gabriel Batzli and Sarah Kleb today! #WHS2026 #WoundHealing #SAWCSpring

Sally Feng, a student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) PhD program at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), recently earned a prestigious predoctoral fellowship award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Former NIH director Francis Collins highlights scientific breakthroughs, funding pressures and the future of the field at GW.

Natalie Boyle, a student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) PhD program, earned a prestigious F31 predoctoral fellowship, the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, for her rese...

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS)’s Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) PhD Program is celebrating its 30th year as a program.

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition celebrates the existing research conducted by PhD students.

We’re glad to welcome Alyssa Yao back to the The Horvath Lab  and continue collaborating on our ongoing projects! We believe in conceptualizing ideas together and working closely with young, budding s...

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