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A Warm Welcome: Icahn Mount Sinai Annual Lab Coat Ceremony

Experience our rite of passage for those beginning their research journey.
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PhD Programs

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai prepares the next generation of independent research scientists to conduct breakthrough basic and translational research. With access to cutting-edge facilities, our PhD students learn alongside renowned faculty in laboratories that span all disciplines, including neuroscience, immunology, and genomics. Inside each of these close-knit scientific communities, collaboration and mentorship thrive, as together we pave the way to future treatments for human disease.

From developing targeted research inquiries to translating discoveries into cures, the Graduate School pursues an impressive portfolio of research—one that acknowledges our PhD students as full partners in biomedical progress.

Explore our PhD Programs

Icahn Mount Sinai offers three PhD programs to choose from—and endless research opportunities. Explore your next step now.

PhD in Biomedical Sciences

Our PhD in Biomedical Sciences is highly personalized, preparing you to succeed as an independent researcher in your choice of seven multidisciplinary training areas, including artificial intelligence, immunology, cancer biology, and genetics.

PhD in Neuroscience

Situated at the forefront of conceptual and technological advances, our training in neuroscience explores brain structure across a range of sophisticated systems, facilitating discoveries about the molecules, cells, circuits, and behaviors that constitute nervous system function in both health and disease.

PhD in Clinical Research

From developing novel therapeutics to innovative implementation of research with communities at large, our PhD in Clinical Research Program attracts candidates from a range of health professions, providing you with a powerful foundation for many clinical and translational research careers.

PhD Application Assistance and Advisory Program

We are a deeply commitment to fostering a diverse student body—which begins with our Assistance and Advisory Program resources and our holistic approach to application review.

PhD in Health Sciences Engineering

Designed to bridge engineering and medicine, this five-year program takes an immersive approach to cultivating the next generation of biomedical leaders and entrepreneurs. As a partnership effort between Icahn Mount Sinai and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, our students enjoy the best of both institutions.

PhD Programs

PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a focus on Microbiology
“It Sticks With You The Rest of Your Career”
PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a focus on Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutic
PhD in Neuroscience
PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a focus in Immunology
PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a focus on Genetics and Data Science
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We Are Shaping Tomorrow

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Paying it Forward to the Next Generation

Discover how Christopher James Panebianco, PhD, mentored future generations while at Icahn

Art as Another Way to Understand the Brain

See PhD student Iya Prytkova explore her new painting, “The Moon”

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Making Neuroscience Engaging and Accessible to the Public

Meet Science Advocacy Award Recipient Kelsey Elizabeth Lucerne, PhD

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Andrea Wells Celebrates Icahn Mount Sinai Postdocs
Marta Filizola, PhD, Recognizes Postdoc Researchers
Matthew Cipriano, MA, Message to Postdocs
Jonathan Ripp, MD, PhD, Thanks Postdoc Researchers
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Mount Sinai Study Reveals Immune-Modulatory Mechanism of Lurbinectedin in Small-Cell Lung Cancer
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Mount Sinai Study Finds Folic Acid May Protect Mothers and Children Against Liver Damage From Prenatal Chemical Exposure

Resources For You

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Student Handbook
The Ombuds Office
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