#  Harvard Medical School Division of Medical Sciences 

 



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##  Explore Our Programs 

 



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##  Dean's Message 

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> Welcome to the PhD programs at Harvard Medical School!
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> As the HMS Dean for Graduate Education, I work closely with Johanna Gutlerner, the Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Sam Reed, the Director for Academic Affairs to provide academic, financial, career and personal support for all PhD students at HMS and for each of the PhD programs. The HMS Graduate Education offices are also closely aligned with the team at Harvard GSAS that supports all Harvard PhD students in humanities, social science and life science. We are here to help you navigate your journey as you train and develop your scientific skills, and we look forward to getting to know you.
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> **Rosalind "Roz" Segal, Dean for Graduate Education**



 

##  Spotlight 

 



  [### Making Important Contributions To Understanding Rett Syndrome, Autism

 ](/news/2026/06/making-important-contributions-understanding-rett-syndrome-autism) June 01, 2026 

 PhD graduate Devorah Kranz brings to research the creativity and holistic thinking she developed growing up in a Hasidic Jewish community. READ MORE. 

 

 

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   [### As They Advance Critical Research, PhD Graduates Agree: ‘Science Is a Community Project’

 ](/news/2026/06/they-advance-critical-research-phd-graduates-agree-science-community-project) June 01, 2026 

 Community and mentorship shone as prominent themes at the Harvard Medical School-Affiliated PhD Programs Hooding Ceremony on May 28 as scholars received their doctoral hoods after many years studying, collaborating, and stretching themselves as they... 

 

 

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   [### First rule of a disease fighter: Be curious

 ](/news/2026/05/first-rule-disease-fighter-be-curious) May 22, 2026 

 Ph.D. candidate Isaac Witte retraces ‘incremental advances’ that unlocked CRISPR technique. READ MORE. 

 

 

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##  Career & Professional Development Navigator 

A one-stop service center connecting Harvard bioscience master’s, doctoral and professional students with resources, events, news, and providers related to skills and professional development.



 

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