Graduate Program In Life Sciences (GPILS)
The Graduate Program in Life Sciences (GPILS) offers cutting-edge translational research training in basic, biomedical, clinical, and population sciences. We offer seven PhD granting graduate programs and three MS-level programs.
Our graduate programs cover the entire range of biomedical research and life sciences including the basics of protein structure and molecular biology, integrative systems physiology, virology, vaccine development, behavior, cognition, population-based genetics, and the impact of the environment on human health.
March 12, 2025
Meningococcal Vaccine Found to be Safe and Effective for Infants in Sub-Saharan Africa
February 26, 2025
Innovative CT Scan Technique Could Improve Prognosis and Treatments for Head and Neck Cancers, New Research Suggests
February 24, 2025
Jean-Pierre Raufman, MD, (Medicine) discusses critical research with gila monster venom that led to GLP-1 medications like Ozempic.
February 6, 2025
Jacques Ravel, PhD, (Microbiology and Immunology, Institute for Genome Sciences, IGS) and Rebecca Brotman, PhD, MPH (Epidemiology & Public Health, IGS) are quoted on a new study finding a bacterial vaginosis subtype increases risk for chlamydia infection.
November 13, 2024
Exposure to Marijuana in the Womb May Increase Risk of Addiction to Opioids Later in Life, Study Finds (Dr. Joseph Cheer)
October 22, 2024
UM School of Medicine's Margaret M. McCarthy, PhD, Elected as Member of Prestigious National Academy of Medicine
September 17, 2024
UM School of Medicine Aims to Accelerate Basic Science Research and Advance Drug Therapies with Newly-Created Department
August 8, 2024
Kathryn Barry, PhD, MPH, (Epidemiology & Public Health) discusses how residential location can increase risk of prostate cancer.
August 2, 2024
Jessica Mong, PhD, (Pharmacology) discusses why people need more sleep.
June 1, 2024
Todd Gould, MD, (Psychiatry) comments on the therapeutic potential of new therapies for mental health conditions.
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Student Spotlight
Meet Matthew Eason
Matthew was awarded second prize at the 2024 Graduate Translational Research Award for his project on how to utilize the protein obscurin to construct a new and effective therapy that inhibits metastatic spread of breast cancer tumors.
Matthew is an MD/PhD student in the Molecular Medicine program and conducts his research in Dr. Katia Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos's lab.
Learn more about Matthew's achievements in The Elm.
Dissertation Defenses
Emmanuel Asiedu - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Monday, April 7
Kaylee Watson - Molecular Medicine - Monday, April 7
Jonathan Lawton - Epidemiology & Human Genetics - Tuesday, April 8
Katie Kruk - Neuroscience - Wednesday, April 9
Chimdiya Onwukwe - Neuroscience - Friday, April 11
Heather Buck - Molecular Medicine - Tuesday, April 15
Jeffrey Koenig - Molecular Medicine - Friday, April 25
Bern Monari - Molecular Medicine - Monday, April 28
Matthew Eason - Molecular Medicine - Tuesday, April 29
Assistant Dean for Graduate & Postdoctoral Scholars
Professor, Department of Pharmacology
jmong@som.umaryland.edu
