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… | Alber... 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...

Congratulations to Dr. Bosque on this well-deserved recognition! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#whs2026 #woundhealing #sawcspring | Brett Shook WHS 2026 has been an amazing event! Come see the work of Gabriel Batzli and Sarah Kleb today! #WHS2026 #WoundHealing #SAWCSpring

It's always great to see our students sharing their science with the world! www.linkedin.com/posts/brett-...

So proud to share that Sally Feng, a PhD student of @mahoshibata.bsky.social, has received an NIH F31 fellowship! This prestigious award will support Sally's project on nerve fiber-associated macrophages in prostate development. Congratulations Sally on this achievement! smhs.gwu.edu/news/ibs-phd...

‘The Best of Times, the Worst of Times’ for Biomedical Research | GW Today | The George Washington University Former NIH director Francis Collins highlights scientific breakthroughs, funding pressures and the future of the field at GW.

Dr. Collins had such inspiring and thoughtful words for our GW SMHS faculty, students and staff this week - what an honor to welcome him to our campus! gwtoday.gwu.edu/best-times-w...

IBS PhD Student Natalie Boyle Earns Prestigious F31 Award from the National Institutes of Health 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...

Sending huge congratulations to Neuroscience PhD student Natalie Boyle on her NIH F31 fellowship award from NINDS! Natalie's research in the lab of Dr. Hui Lu examines an exercise-based treatment for symptoms of Rett Syndrome. smhs.gwu.edu/news/ibs-phd...

GW IBS PhD graduate Daniall Masood pictured at dissertation defense with committee members

Super proud to announce our newest graduate, Dr. Daniall Masood! His dissertation, conducted in the Mazumder lab, transformed a vast array of biomarker data into a structure that researchers and healthcare providers can actually use to advance discovery and patient care.

GW IBS PhD graduate Kailyn Price pictured with committee members at dissertation defense.

We are overjoyed to congratulate Dr. Kailyn Price on her recent dissertation defense, which described sex differences in mesolimbic dopamine to stress coping and avoidance behaviors. We know she will soar to even greater heights as she continues her postdoctoral journey at Harvard University!

GW IBS interview day classroom photo

We met many inspiring scientists during our February interview days, and look forward to assembling this Fall's cohort of new PhD students! Deepest gratitude to the faculty & current GWIBS students who supported interview day events, and best of luck to all applicants in your graduate school search!

GW SMHS Integrated Biomedical Sciences PhD Program Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Coffee and Donuts Celebration 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.

Celebrating 30 years of biomedical research excellence in 2026! While our roots date back to the late 1800s, the Integrated Biomedical Sciences PhD programs were officially formed in 1996. Huge thanks to all of the students & faculty who have helped us reach the big 3-0! smhs.gwu.edu/news/gw-smhs...

2026 GW IBS 3 Minute Thesis participants group photo

GW 3 Minute Thesis Competition 2026 prize winners group photo

Our GWIBS shining stars showed off their science for the whole university last week at GW's 3 Minute Thesis Competition! Congratulations to finalists Abigail Haffey (Haydar lab) and @sydwoods.bsky.social (Polter lab) and special shout-out to second place prize winner Elton VanNoy of the Haydar lab!

2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) | Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs | The George Washington University The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition celebrates the existing research conducted by PhD students.

The GWIBS PhD programs will be well-represented at tomorrow's 3-Minute Thesis Competition! Cheer on finalists Abigail Haffey, Elton VanNoy and @sydwoods.bsky.social tomorrow (Thurs Feb 19) at 2pm in the USC 3rd Floor Amphitheater or via online streaming! gradpostdoc.gwu.edu/2026-three-m...

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… ... 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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New insights into early brain development following in-utero COVID-19 exposure (3 min. read)

Amazing work by our recent GWIBS alumna Dr. Susan Weiner! innovationdistrict.childrensnational.org/new-insights...

#technologymaturationaward #hivresearch #translationalscience #biomedicalresearch #gwu | Technology Commercialization Office of the George Washington University Please congratulate Dr. Alberto Bosque, our next recipient for the Technology Maturation Award! Dr. Alberto Bosque has accomplished groundbreaking work on a novel latency reversing agent (LRA) design...

Sending huge congratulations to Dr. Bosque, co-director of our GWIBS PhD program in Microbiology & Immunology, for this exciting award! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

GW SMHS 2026 Art of Science winning images on wall display

Our GW SMHS dean's office got a visual upgrade with some of the top images from the 2026 Art of Science competition! Congratulations to prize winners Woudasie Admasu, Gabriel Batzli, Marcelina Goldstein, Sarah Kleb, Lauren Smith and Noah Williams. smhs.gwu.edu/news/look-sc...

Dr. Bethea & Dr. Nguyen Receive Technology Maturation Award for MS Research | Technology Commercialization Office of the George Washington University posted on the topic | LinkedIn We are excited to announce Dr. John R. Bethea and Dr. Kayla Nguyen as recipients of our Technology Maturation Award! Dr. John R. Bethea and Dr. Kayla L. Nguyen developed an approach designed to preve...

So wonderful to see the important work of our Anatomy department chair Dr. Bethea and Assistant Research Professor Dr. Nguyen recognized with this honor! www.linkedin.com/posts/gwutco...

New Slide Scanner a “Game Changer” for SMHS Histopathology Core The George Washington (GW) University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) recently unveiled a new piece of equipment in its Histopathology Core Facility: the Evident Scientific Olympus SLIDE...

New year, brand-new histopathology facility! A state-of-the-art slide scanner is the latest addition to this important core facility unveiled last semester under the direction of Youraline Joseph smhs.gwu.edu/news/new-sli...

Dr. David Leitenberg pictured with GW IBS PhD students, faculty and alumni

Today we celebrate the unflappable & irreplaceable Dr. David Leitenberg! His contributions to GW span medical education & mentorship, research & leadership across the clinical, translational & basic science spectrum, and PhD program director for Microbiology & Immunology. We will miss you Dr. L!

GW SMHS 2026 Art of Science contest winners flyer

GW SMHS 2026 Art of Science contest winning image by PhD student Woudasie Admasu - depicting airway epithelial cells expressing RSV fusion protein (green) at the cell surface (red).

Starting off 2026 by congratulating the winners of our annual GW SMHS Art of Science contest! Our new cover photo of airway epithelial cells is courtesy of GWIBS PhD student Woudasie Admasu, who is conducting their dissertation research in the lab of Dr. @jyotijaiswal.bsky.social.

GWSOBS holiday celebration group photo

GWSOBS holiday celebration cookie decorating photo

GWSOBS holiday celebration trivia photo

GWSOBS holiday celebration cookie photo

Closing out the Fall semester with the GW Student Organization for Biomedical Scientists holiday gathering! We bid farewell to 2025 with tacos, treats and a new trivia tradition! Thank you to all who attended & the volunteers who helped with the event. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2026!

GW IBS Students Blaze New Paths in Ovarian Cancer Research 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 n...

Well-deserved recognition for GWIBS PhD students Kevin Nestler and Trace Walker as well as their mentor Katherine Chiappinelli! 🎉 smhs.gwu.edu/news/gw-ibs-...

GW Honors Maggirwar and Mendelowitz with Endowed Professorships The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) celebrated the installation of two prominent department chairs as endowed professors on Dec. 2. Sanjay Maggirwar, Ph...

It is an honor to celebrate our GWIBS faculty members Dr. Sanjay Maggirwar and Dr. David Mendelowitz as they assume their new endowed professorships! smhs.gwu.edu/news/gw-hono...

François-Xavier Lalanne hippo bar sells for record-breaking $31.4m at Sotheby’s The price, three times its high estimate, smashed the auction records for Lalanne's work and any design object

Found something to put at the top of our Christmas list! 🦛 www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/12/10/f...

Our annual White Elephant gift exchange with past and current trainees of our HIV T32 training grant! GW IBS Sanjay Maggirwar Pedro Gazzinelli Guimaraes Gabriel Galeotos Carissa Holmberg Claudia Melo…... Our annual White Elephant gift exchange with past and current trainees of our HIV T32 training grant! GW IBS Sanjay Maggirwar Pedro Gazzinelli Guimaraes Gabriel Galeotos Carissa Holmberg Claudia Melo ...

We are loving the HIV PeCoT T32 training grant team holiday spirit! www.linkedin.com/posts/albert...

GW IBS PhD candidates group photo

GW IBS PhD student orientation group photo

We can hardly believe how our once-new students from Fall 2023 have blossomed into the fully-fledged GWIBS PhD candidates that they are today! Congratulations to them all for passing their qualifying exams!

GW IBS Fall 2025 PhD students group photo at rotation presentation session

Our first-year GWIBS PhD students are coasting to the end of the first semester with us. We enjoyed hearing their excellent presentations describing their first lab rotations today!

GW IBS PhD graduate Lana Jagannathan pictured at dissertation defense with committee members

The final GWIBS Fall semester defense belongs to Dr. Sveta (Lana) Jagannathan! Lana's project, conducted with Dr. Rohan Fernandes, explored a novel adoptive T cell therapy platform generated using Prussian Blue nanoparticle-based photothermal therapy for the treatment of glioblastoma.

GW IBS PhD graduate Emily Williams pictured at dissertation defense with committee members.

Today we celebrate Dr. Emily Williams, the first PhD graduate of @mahoshibata.bsky.social! Emily defended her dissertation yesterday on TRIM28 and endogenous retroviral element expression in prostate development and disease. She also created our new student orientation peer mentor matching system!

GWIBS PhD graduate Sreejita Arnab pictured at dissertation defense with committee members

First up in this week's defenses is the newly-minted Dr. Sreejita Arnab! Today Sreejita defended her dissertation, conducted with Dr. John Bethea, exploring a hippocampal TNFR2 that coordinates β-endorphin and CB1 signaling to normalize nociceptive processing and resolve chronic neuropathic pain.

GW IBS PhD graduate Jenna Clements pictured at dissertation defense with committee members

So proud to introduce our latest GWIBS graduate, Dr. Jenna Clements! Jenna, a recipient of both NIH T32 and F31 fellowships, defended her dissertation yesterday describing the relationship between HDAC11 and the RNA splicing factor SF3B2 which she investigated in the lab of Dr. Ed Seto.