PhD

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: philosophiae doctor or doctor philosophiaecode: lat promoted to code: la ) is the most common degree at the highest academic level, awarded following a course of study and research.

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Top clinician-scientist Renato M. Silva, DDS, MS, PhD, to lead UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry - EurekAlert!

The largest mental health study ever conducted on researchers surveyed 138,000 PhD students and postdocs and found that nearly one in three are clinically depressed or anxious, and one in five has had suicidal thoughts

AACR names Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD, FAACR, as editor-in-chief of the journal Cancer Discovery - EurekAlert!

American Society for Nutrition appoints Brian Lindshield, PhD, as Interim Editor in Chief of Current Developments in Nutrition - EurekAlert!

NSF awards record number of coveted Ph.D. fellowships in surprise move

Anil Parsram Bidkar, PhD, receives SNMMI-PCF Young Investigator's Award - EurekAlert!

Carolyn J. Anderson, PhD, receives SNMMI Mars Shot Research Fund Award - EurekAlert!

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center names David Gius, MD, PhD, as director - EurekAlert!

Benjamin D. Boros, PhD, is the recipient of the 2026 ACMG Foundation David L. Rimoin Inspiring Excellence Award - EurekAlert!

Insilico Medicine appoints Halle Zhang, PhD (Med), as Vice President, Clinical Development – Oncology - EurekAlert!

Trust in PhD advisor predicts a good grad school experience - EurekAlert!

In Memoriam: Brian Leyland-Jones, MB BS, PhD - EurekAlert!

Insilico Medicine and Taigen achieves license agreement to develop and commercialize AI-driven PHD inhibitor for anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) - EurekAlert!

Announcing the 2025 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research Discovery Awards: Christina Camell, PhD (University of Minnesota) and Elaine Fuchs, PhD (The Rockefeller University) - EurekAlert!

Belgium's 'Little Einstein' Earns PhD in Quantum Physics at Age 15

Kessler Foundation’s John DeLuca, PhD, honored with Reitan Clinical Excellence Award from National Academy of Neuropsychology - EurekAlert!

Distinguished cancer researcher Stuart S. Martin, PhD, named Chair of the Department of Pharmacology & Physiology at UM School of Medicine - EurekAlert!

David B. Allison, PhD (Baylor College of Medicine), Lauren Hunt PhD, RN, FNP (UCSF), and Arlan Richardson, PhD (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences) to be honored with AFAR annual scientific Awards of Distinction - EurekAlert!

How parental leave affects the wages of PhD graduates - EurekAlert!

Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, awarded French Knighthood for pioneering contributions to science and medicine - EurekAlert!