Mentorship took center stage at Friday’s Immunology Program Symposium. Keynote speaker Vicki Alger, associate director of training and evaluation with the Gulf Coast Consortia, led an interactive discussion on successfully navigating mentoring relationships and strengthening communication between mentors and mentees. Faculty chalk talks and student poster presentations added to a day centered on connection, conversation, and the Immunology community. Congratulations to our pre- and post-candidacy poster winners! 👏 #WeAreGSBS #Immunology #Mentorship

A new academic year means a new round of Lunch with the Dean conversations. These small-group lunches are an opportunity to hear directly from students and talk about the environment, opportunities, and support that help them do their best work — from lab rotations and fellowships to career paths and the future of science — with a follow-up question from Dean Alejandro Aballay, PhD, to keep the conversation going! lnkd.in/p/gA8j2ZRn

Explore your path to graduate school — talk with our recruiters at upcoming events across Texas, or join our weekly virtual Discover Biomedicine sessions for practical guidance as you prepare for graduate school. See this week’s events, registration, and more opportunities to connect: gsbs.uth.edu/admissions/recr… #WeAreGSBS #BiomedicalScience #GraduateSchool #DiscoverBiomedicine

One of Laurel Boatright’s favorite things about Outreach? Helping undergraduate students see research as an option. Hear why this Microbiology and Infectious Diseases PhD student loves connecting with future researchers — and telling them about her experience at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. #WeAreGSBS #BiomedicalScience #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases #CancerResearch @MIDatGSBS

🧬 The Cancer Biology Program’s Fall Retreat brought students and faculty together to discuss their science, challenge ideas, and celebrate the community behind the research. Students shared their science through platform talks and poster presentations, sparking lively discussion and great questions from judges and peers. Shark Tank kept the questions coming before catching up with alumni at dinner. Congratulations to this year’s award winners, and thank you to the student co-chairs, Cancer Biology Program Council, faculty, and everyone who helped bring the day together! #WeAreGSBS #CancerBiology

A tradition worth celebrating! 🎉 The Association of Minority Biomedical Researchers (AMBR) came together today for AMBRunch, with good food, bingo, and plenty of opportunities to connect. Cheers to another year of celebrating community and keeping the AMBRunch tradition going! 🥳 #WeAreGSBS

📝 Ready to make your graduate school application stand out? Join us tomorrow at 3 p.m. for Discover Biomedicine: Crafting a Winning Personal and Research Statement. Hear from Assistant Dean for Career and Alumni Engagement Raquel Ybañez Salinas, PhD, as she share tips and tricks for crafting an effective personal and research statement that highlights your experiences, interests, and goals. goals. 🔗 Find all sessions and register: gsbs.uth.edu/admissions/recr… #WeAreGSBS #DiscoverBiomedicine

Josh Lindenberger’s path took him from an early interest in medicine to infectious disease research and, unexpectedly, to the cancer research he fell in love with. Now a Genetics and Epigenetics PhD student, Lindenberger trains in the lab of renowned cancer geneticist Guillermina Lozano, PhD, at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He draws on the collaborations, expertise, and resources of both UT MD Anderson and UTHealth Houston while valuing the culture and connections within his program and beyond. Hear part of Josh’s story and imagine what a path in biomedical science could look like at the Graduate School. Explore our admissions information and upcoming opportunities to connect with us: gsbs.uth.edu/admissions #WeAreGSBS #BiomedicalScience #CancerResearch @UTGSBSGnE

Finding the right lab comes with questions — and it helps to hear from people who have been there. 🔬 Today’s Find Your Lab: A Rotation Exploration, hosted by the First-Generation Student Group, gave students a chance to hear firsthand rotation experiences, get guidance from Academic Affairs, and build connections across Graduate School programs. Thanks to First-Gen for a thoughtful discussion and exchange of perspectives. #WeAreGSBS #FirstGen

We love seeing UT MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences students taking on leadership roles and helping build connections among their peers. UTHealth Houston Student InterCouncil President Mya Rodriguez shares a look at one of the traditions that helps kick off the school year.

A graduate education is shaped by more than the research you pursue. It’s the mentors who challenge you, peers who bring different perspectives, opportunities to explore new directions, and a community that helps you grow along the way. Talk with recruiters and student ambassadors from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences to learn more about our programs and admissions. We’ll be at recruiting events throughout the fall. Find an upcoming event and connect with us: gsbs.uth.edu/admissions/recr… #WeAreGSBS #BiomedicalScience #GraduateSchool

👥 Curious about what it’s really like to be a graduate student at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences? Join us tomorrow at 3 p.m. for Discover Biomedicine: Insights from our Graduate Students. Take the opportunity to chat with four of our PhD students as they share their experiences and perspectives. 🔗 Find all sessions and register: gsbs.uth.edu/admissions/recr… #WeAreGSBS #DiscoverBiomedicine

The Graduate School administrative offices will be closed Monday, September 7, 2026, in observance of Labor Day. Offices will reopen Tuesday, September 8. For assistance during this time, please contact talk2gsbs@uth.tmc.edu.

Join us every Wednesday through October for our virtual series Discover Biomedicine, where our faculty, staff, and students talk about their experiences and areas of expertise at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Today, Associate Dean of Graduate Education Cherilynn R. Shadding, PhD, will share the features and requirements for the Graduate School during her session: The Graduate School Journey. Find all sessions and register: gsbs.uth.edu/admissions/recr… #WeAreGSBS #DiscoverBiomedicine

As a new academic year begins at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, students across our PhD, MS, and MD/PhD programs are taking the next steps in their scientific training. For some, that means building foundations in biomedical research, exploring new disciplines, rotating through labs, and finding mentors. For others, it means advancing their research, preparing for candidacy, and pursuing the questions that will help shape their fields. Here’s to the questions, challenges, breakthroughs, and milestones ahead. #FirstDayOfSchool #UTMDAnderson #UTHealthHouston #BiomedicalScience

Four scholars, one of the Graduate School’s highest honors. 🔬🏆 Congratulations to Yibo Dai, Sseu-Pei Hwang, Peyton High, PhD ’26, and Kris Wang, PhD ‘26, recipients of the 2026 Presidents’ Research Scholarship — the Graduate School’s most prestigious honor recognizing outstanding research accomplishments by senior students. Dai, Hwang, High, and Wang presented their research during New Student Orientation, giving our incoming students an early look at the science being advanced by their fellow Graduate School student scholars. We’re proud to celebrate these four researchers and the accomplishments that earned them this distinction. #WeAreGSBS #2026PresidentsResearchScholarship @MTBatGSBS @UTGSBSGnE

Great science takes great teamwork. 🔬🤝 Leaders of the Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS) T32 program invited Gabriela Fernández Castillo, PhD, to join Graduate School trainees today for a session on the science behind effective research teams. Fernández Castillo is a leader of the Team Science Component at the UTHealth Houston Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences. She shared evidence-based approaches to collaboration, communication, psychological safety, and coordination — skills that become increasingly important as biomedical research brings together people with different expertise to solve complex problems. The session gave our trainees another set of tools for the interdisciplinary research teams they are part of today, and those they will help lead throughout their careers. #WeAreGSBS #TeamScience #TranslationalScience

National recognition for a rising neuroscientist. 🧠🔬 Congratulations to Stephen Farmer, PhD ’26, who was recently selected as a 2026 recipient of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Outstanding Scholars in Neuroscience Award Program (OSNAP)! Farmer recently completed his PhD in the Molecular and Translational Biology, and Neuroscience programs, conducting his doctoral research in the lab of Sheng Zhang, PhD, associate professor at The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine at McGovern Medical School. As an OSNAP awardee, he will present his research and connect with NIH scientists, program officers, and fellow neuroscience researchers at the award symposium in Maryland, in January. Farmer will continue building on his work in neurological disease in September, when he joins the laboratory of Huda Zoghbi, MD, founding director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, and Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine. #Neuroscience @NeuroMDAUTH @MTBatGSBS

Getting to know the people, programs, and possibilities ahead. New Student Orientation is underway, bringing our incoming students together this week as they begin navigating life at the Graduate School. They are meeting potential mentors, hearing directly from students and program leaders, exploring research and career paths, connecting with student organizations, learning about available resources, and getting to know the Texas Medical Center and Houston community that will be part of their experience. Welcome to our newest students! #WeAreGSBS #Orientation2026