Setting Benchmarks
The mission of the Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences is to provide a predoctoral educational experience that will train experimentalists and scholars for a wide range of careers.
UF is #1 nationally in innovation impact (George W. Bush Institute and the Opus Faveo Innovation Development consulting firm 2021)
UF is #3 nationally in best universities for tech transfer (Milken Institute)
UF is #5 nationally in PhDs awarded in Biological, Biomedical, and Health Sciences (Survey of Earned Doctorates 2020)
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The Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Florida features eight concentrations of study.
The College of Medicine leads UF in research awards ($347 million in Fiscal Year 2022). Learn more about numerous training opportunities to expand your research portfolio and fund your academic pursuits.
Ready to set benchmarks in biomedical research training in our graduate program? Ready to become a Gator?
We host several spring competitions, including the Medical Guild Research Symposium, the Advancement to Candidacy, and Education Initiative Award.
BMS FACULTY SPOTLIGHT!
Shannon Wallet, Ph.D. assumes the role as our new Assistant Dean for Biomedical Sciences
As the College of Medicine’s Graduate Education Biomedical Sciences program expands, a new initiative has been set to bring on an assistant dean to help with infrastructure to make our program one of the best & most innovative in the country.
Gemma Casadesus, Ph.D. assumes the role as our new Student Affairs Assistant Dean
As the College of Medicine’s Graduate Education expands, a new initiative has been set to focus on promoting student’s wellbeing and creating a space for student support.
The Faculty Doctoral Mentor Award(FDMA) spotlights outstanding, innovative, and effective mentoring of doctoral students through their final dissertation.
The results in patients culminate 20 years of work by two UF Health scientists: Shannon E. Boye, Ph.D., a professor of cellular and molecular therapy in the UF College of Medicine’s department of pediatrics, and Sanford L. Boye, an associate scientist in the department of pediatrics.
BMS faculty member Dr. Elias Sayour and his UFHealth team have found a way to make a ‘hot tumor,’ improving immunotherapy as a cancer treatment
