We provide the resources, opportunities, collaborative and innovative research environment, support, mentorship, and education you need to reach your full potential as a leader in biomedical science.
Graduate School Application
Our application for the 2022-23 admissions cycle is now open! The early review deadline of Dec. 1 is highly encouraged. No application fee or GRE required!
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Completion in Biomedical Sciences and Health Equity
The application for 2021 admissions cycle is now closed. The application for the 2022-23 application cycle will open in mid-October.
Student Voices: Julia Wang, a student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, shares her Baylor College of Medicine experience.
Student Voices: Shelton Boyd, a student in the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, shares his Baylor College of Medicine experience.
Graduates encouraged to be ready for forks in the road
The advice to Baylor College of Medicine’s 2021 graduates? Be ready to take the unexpected forks in the road that will inevitably come along, because they can turn into opportunity. Perhaps no other class is more ready to heed these words than this year’s group of graduates, who during their training have faced a major hurricane in Houston and, now, a global pandemic. View the commencement video and read article.
We prepare our graduates to attain positions of leadership in education, research, and the community of science locally and globally. As a graduate school within a leading medical school, students receive rigorous scientific training in basic, translational and clinical sciences while maintaining a focus on how discoveries impact human health.
Our students learn from and work side-by-side with scientists who are leaders in their fields of study. Our vast, multi-disciplinary research enterprise fosters collaboration and interactions among faculty and trainees to bring diverse perspectives to bear on the most pressing questions in biomedical sciences leading to innovation and resulting in significant impact on human health.
"The collaborative culture here is my favorite part of being at BCM. You can bring up your project to anyone and everyone has a different point of view which helps you expand your project beyond your original thought."
Research at BCM
The College ranks among the top 30 academic biomedical research institutions in the world in the 2019 Nature Index.
In the Reuters listing of the World's Most Innovative Universities, Baylor ranks in the top 50.
Nature Journal ranked Baylor College of Medicine as the second-fastest growing research institution in North America based on publications in high impact journals.
The city of Houston ranks among the top 25 science cities, the top 15 cities for life sciences and the top 15 cities for corporate science in the world in the Nature Index. The College’s membership in the Texas Medical Center expands the culture of collaboration and innovation beyond Baylor. Together the institutions of the Texas Medical Center are second in the nation in funding from the National Institutes of Health.
- More than $540 million in total funding
- 1st in Non-NIH Federal Funding
- 20th in NIH Funding
- 12 Departments in Top 30 in NIH Funding
Supporting Your Success
While you pursue your Ph.D. we are focused on you and your training. If your vision for your future includes teaching, you may choose to gain experience as a teaching assistant. However, teaching is not a requirement, freeing you to explore interests that align with your career goals.
From our extensive research resources, including advanced technology core labs and numerous collaborative research centers, to student organizations, as well as academic and support services, which include career development and physical and mental wellness services, we are committed to providing the resources and services you need to realize your goals.
Explore our graduate school brochure to discover the benefits of the Baylor Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
CreditTexas Medical Center
Our location in the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world, provides a research environment like no other. Together the institutions of the TMC are second in the nation in funding from the National Institutes of Health.
The city of Houston ranks among the top 25 science cities, the top 15 cities for life sciences and the top 15 cities for corporate science in the world in the Nature Index.
Diversity and Inclusion
Baylor College of Medicine is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community. The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences diversity programs and the Association for Graduate Student Diversity support this commitment.
"I wanted a school with abundant biomedical research resources and access to clinically relevant projects. Being in the largest medical center in the world and having close collaborations between the hospitals and the research programs made BCM the perfect choice."
Biomed Virtual Grad School Fair
Want to learn more about BCM Graduate School? Join us Oct. 20, 2021 at the Biomed Virtual Grad School Fair!
GSBS Recruiting Events
Want to learn more about the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Baylor? Visit us at the one the virtual events or workshops listed in the link. Meet with Graduate School faculty, staff and admissions reps!
GSBS Assistance
Need answers to questions, but don’t know where to start? GSBS Help is a valuable resource available for students or faculty! All inquiries will be answered within 24 hours!
Contact GSBS-Help@bcm.edu
Accreditation
Baylor College of Medicine is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award masters and doctorate degrees. Questions about the accreditation of Baylor College of Medicine may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
Regulating gene regulatory regions offers a novel mechanism to control ATXN1 levels
Read how Larissa Nitschke, doctoral candidate in the lab of Dr. Huda Zoghbi, found that reducing ATXN1 in the cerebellum improves symptoms in animal models of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1.
COVID-19 Vaccine Reserach
Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi collaborates with a multidisciplinary team of researchers on a new COVID-19 vaccine formulation that produced an effective vaccine candidate.
