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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.
News
August 8, 2024
August 2, 2024
Jessica Mong, PhD, (Pharmacology) discusses why women need more sleep than men.
June 1, 2024
May 24, 2024
Microbiome Science Company Hones In On Vaginal Health With New Launch
May 21, 2024
May 9, 2024
May 1, 2024
UMSOM Preclinical Study Finds Novel Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Neural Repair After Cardiac Arrest
April 25, 2024
Disadvantages, understaffing combine to ratchet up nursing homes’ antipsychotic reliance: study
April 5, 2024
Researchers Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Persistent HPV Infections
Student Publications
Student Awards and Honors
- MS Scholar Award
- PhD Thesis Project Award
- PhD Scholar Award
- Postdoctoral Fellow Excellence in Research Award
- Postdoctoral Fellow Excellence in Service Award
- Postdoctoral Fellow Excellence in Mentorship Award
- Faculty Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentorship Award
- Teacher of the Year Award
- The Elaine Miye Otani Memorial Award
- Alumnus Award
- The Dr. Mark Shirtliff PhD Student Mentor Award
Other Resources
Contact Us
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Graduate Program in Life Sciences
655 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Email: GPILS-Info@som.umaryland.edu
