Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences

Society grant-funded symposium on translational cell biology a huge success

The Sunshine State made good on its name on a clear, late September day as over 160 scientists at all career stages from across the state of Florida and beyond […]

Dr. Mavis Agbandje-McKenna 2018 UF Innovator of the Year

UF’s Innovator of the Year 2018 – Dr. Mavis Agbandje-McKenna UF Innovate, the umbrella organization covering Tech Licensing, Sid Martin Biotech and The Hub, honored innovators at an event on […]

The College of Medicine- Record Setting Research Funding

The University of Florida received a record $837.6 million in research funding in fiscal year 2018, surpassing the previous record set in fiscal 2016 by $113.6 million, or nearly 16 […]

2nd Annual Diversity Graduate Research Symposium

2017-2018 College of Medicine Mentoring Award Winners

The College of Medicine’s annual Faculty Doctoral Mentoring Award encourages and rewards excellence, innovation and effectiveness in mentoring doctoral students through their final dissertation project. Nominations for the award come […]

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Program Mission: Scholarship & Research

The mission of the Biomedical Sciences program is to provide a predoctoral educational experience that will train experimentalists and scholars for a wide range of careers.

The educational goals are to promote biological literacy by providing core and advanced curricula covering key chemical, biological and genetic principles using molecular, cellular and physiological approaches, and to promote scholarship in biomedical science through mentored, original research.