Georgetown University Biomedical Graduate Education

10/16/2026

Ahead of Student Research Day, Keynote Speaker and AstraZeneca US Medical Director for Breast Cancer Sahar J. Alothman (G'13, G'18) sat down with BGE to talk about her time as a Tumor Biology student at Georgetown BGE, her evolving career, and the purpose of Student Research Day.

By Benjamin Nochimson For Sahar Alothman (G’13, G’18), the journey from the laboratory bench to directing national medical strategy in oncology wasn’t a straight line, it was an evolution driven by curiosity, collaboration, and a willingness to step into the unfamiliar. A Georgetown alumna, Al...

10/13/2026

10/13/2026

10/06/2026

Georgetown faculty researchers react to the Nobel recognition of optogenetics, a technique that has “fundamentally transformed our ability to understand how the brain works” by using light to control the activity of nerve cells. Georgetown University School of Medicine Georgetown University Medical Center

Georgetown faculty researchers speak about optogenetics, a technique that has "fundamentally transformed our ability to understand how the brain works" by using light to control the activity of nerve cells.

10/05/2026

BGE PhD students have till Friday to submit abstracts to present at Student Research Day! Find instructions at https://biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu/students/student-research-day/student-research-day-2026/ and read advice from last year's winners on sharing your research at Student Research Day and beyond: https://biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu/news/giving-an-effective-presentation-student-research-day-winners-advice/

Student Research Day is an annual opportunity for BGE Ph.D. students to show off their work to biomedical peers, faculty, and the university community at large. The three winners of BGE’s 40th Student Research Day speak about their projects, their presentation strategies, and their advice for stud...

10/03/2026

On this episode of BGE Pulse, Gareth Francis (G’26) retraces his journey into biological research, starting with undergraduate lab work in host-microbe symbioses and through by his time in Georgetown’s M.S. in Tumor Biology Program. Gareth talks about the evolution of his drive to make an impact through science, his interest in science communications, and the current stage of his career as a Biology Ph.D. student. Tumor Biology at Georgetown Georgetown University Department of Biology

On this episode of BGE Pulse, Gareth Francis (G’26) retraces his journey into biological research, starting with undergraduate lab work in host-microbe symbioses and through by his time in Georgetown’s M.S. in Tumor Biology Program. Gareth talks about the evolution of his drive to make an impact...

09/30/2026

Student Research Day 2026 is on the horizon! BGE Ph.D. students are encouraged to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation, and ALL BGE students are encouraged to attend on October 20!
Student Research Day information: https://biomedicalprograms.georgetown.edu/students/student-research-day/student-research-day-2026/
Submit an abstract (deadline Oct. 9): https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBjX4voSDlWW90Gil8ET-aY66WpUZWkMy3EqKmr8JkjTcvCQ/viewform
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09/25/2026

We're grateful to our postdocs for all they do as researchers, mentors, and members of our community! Read messages of gratitude to Georgetown postdocs from our Ph.D. students, and learn about some of the resources available to our postdocs. Georgetown University Medical Center

During National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we highlight Georgetown postdoctoral associates' impact on the broader university community. Read on to find postdoc resources from Georgetown and the National Postdoctoral Association, and messages of gratitude from BGE Ph.D. students to postdocs.

09/21/2026

Congratulations to the Georgetown Bioinformatics Program! Our M.S. is the first degree program in the United States to be formally endorsed by the International Society for Computational Biology - ISCB. The endorsement process has contributed to an expanded curriculum for Georgetown students! Georgetown Graduate Studies

The Georgetown University Master of Science in Bioinformatics is the first degree program in America to be formally endorsed by the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB). The endorsement process completed in September 2026 has contributed to an expanded curriculum for Georgetown stu...

09/21/2026

Dr. John C. Lipman (G’81, M’85), founder and medical director of the Atlanta Fibroid Center, has spent his career advancing minimally invasive treatments while teaching the importance of clinical care to the next generation of interventional radiologists. He has endowed a new lectureship at Georgetown to begin fall 2026: the Dr. James Smirniotopoulos Lecture Series in Radiology-Pathology Correlation. Georgetown Special Masters Program - SMP

Dr. John C. Lipman (G’81, M’85), founder and medical director of the Atlanta Fibroid Center, has spent his career advancing minimally invasive treatments while teaching the importance of clinical care to the next generation of interventional radiologists. As a leading board-certified interventio...