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Stephen Rich, PhD, Speaks to his Research on the Genetic Basis of Complex Human Disease

6/26/2025

"Our laboratory focuses on the genetic basis of complex human disease, and particularly type 1 diabetes, which is an autoimmune disease in which there’s some event that causes your own…

Richard Price, PhD, and John Lukens, PhD, Awarded $3.7 Million for Alzheimer’s Research Using Focused Ultrasound

6/26/2025

Richard Price, PhD, (left) and John Lukens, PhD The National Institute on Aging has awarded Richard Price, PhD, and John Lukens, PhD, a new $3.7 million grant for research using…

BIMS Congratulates Dr. Coleen McNamara for Winning the Thomas Jefferson Award for Scholarship

6/12/2025

Mohan Nadkarni, MD, left, and Coleen McNamara, MD, show their Thomas Jefferson Awards. Two School of Medicine faculty, Coleen A. McNamara, MD, and Mohan “Mo” Nadkarni, MD, were honored with Thomas…

Congratulations to Camille Westlake, Recipient of a NIH F30 – Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award

6/12/2025

Camille was awarded an NIH F30, an individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows Award from that will begin on November 23, 2025.  Cami is a doctoral candidate in Microbiology in the lab…

BIMS Student & Former Athlete, Isaiah Swann, Paves Way for Student-Athletes To Enter Health Fields

6/10/2025

Former baseball student-athlete Isaiah Swann, pursuing a doctorate in cell biology, is a researcher in the lab of cell biologist Bettina Winckler. (Photo by Matt Riley, University Communications) As an…

42 School of Medicine PhD Students Graduate in 2024-25

5/22/2025

The School of Medicine is thrilled to congratulate 42 Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) students who were conferred Doctor of Philosophy degrees in the 2024-25 academic year. We celebrated these…

Congratulations to Claire Fleming, Recipient of a PhMRA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship

5/20/2025

Claire was awarded a PhRMA Fellowship which began on February 1, 2025. Claire is a Microbiology doctoral candidate in the lab of William Petri in the Division of Infectious Diseases…

Magnify (a part of Brain Awareness Outreach) Hosts Annual Spring Gallery Showcase

5/20/2025

Magnify Gallery Showcase held on May 9, 2025 Brain Awareness Outreach also works beyond science classes. To bring the beauty of the scientific world to local art students, Sarah Hunter-Chang,…

Congratulations to Henry De Hoyos, Recipient of an NIH F30 – Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award

5/13/2025

Henry was awarded an NIH F30, an individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows Award from the National Cancer Institute which began on May 1, 2025. Henry is a doctoral candidate in Molecular…

Johnson Ung, 2025 GBS Leadership Award Winner

5/9/2025

Johnson Ung, a graduate student in the Loughran lab, has won the Graduate Biosciences Society Student Leadership Award for 2025.  This student-nominated award recognizes graduate students in the Biosciences who…