Biomedical Science Graduate Program

Class of 2025 BSP students in their lab coats

The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine is at the forefront of biomedical science.

The University of Iowa Biomedical Science Graduate Program is a first-year umbrella program that allows students the flexibility to find their path in one of seven PhD subprograms: Cancer Biology, Cell and Developmental Biology, Experimental Pathology, Free Radical & Radiation Biology, Molecular Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, and Pharmacology.

Through common didactics, immersive research experiences, and hands-on faculty mentoring, the Program is committed to providing the opportunities for graduate students to learn, explore, and pioneer life-saving discoveries to improve healthcare and public health. Our students will be the next generation of educators, researchers, and leaders of the national and international biomedical workforce.

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Subprograms

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Laboratories

News

Quinones-Labernik named HHMI 2025 Gilliam Fellow

Monday, August 25, 2025

Biomedical Science Graduate Program

Biomedical Science Program Welcomes Newest Cohort

Monday, May 6, 2024

Events

2026 Molecular Medicine Retreat Keynote Speaker: Dr. Denisa Wagner

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 10:10am

Bowen Science Building

Join Us for the 2026 Molecular Medicine Program Keynote Speaker

The Molecular Medicine Program at Iowa is pleased to welcome our 2026 keynote speaker, Denisa D. Wagner, PhD—Edwin Cohn Professor of Pediatrics in the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Wagner will present her talk: “Neutrophil in the center of thromboinflammation and inflammatory disease dissemination”

📍 Bowen Science Building...

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar Series: Eric Sundberg, PhD

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 11:30am

College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by:

Eric Sundberg, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Biochemistry
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

Biology Seminar: "Watching the Cochlea In Action In Vivo"

Friday, April 24, 2026 3:30pm

Biology Building East

The Department of Biology’s seminar speaker on Friday, April 24, is Jinkyung Kim, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. Her seminar will be held at 3:30pm in Kollros Auditorium (Room 101), Biology Building East (BBE).