Mayo Clinic GSBS

Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) is the research graduate arm of Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. It trains Ph.D., M.D.-Ph.D., and related graduate students in biomedical and clinical research, with close integration into Mayo Clinic’s hospitals and laboratories. Programs emphasize mentored laboratory research, translational science, and interdisciplinary collaboration across Mayo’s enterprise. The school operates primarily from Rochester, Minnesota, with additional educational and research activity linked to Mayo Clinic campuses in Arizona and Florida. Students work with clinician-scientists and basic researchers on disease-focused and discovery science, drawing on Mayo’s extensive clinical practice, biobank, and core research facilities. GSBS is part of Mayo Clinic’s private nonprofit academic medical center, not a large undergraduate university. Admissions are selective and research-centered, typically requiring a strong STEM background, research experience, and alignment with faculty mentors. Degrees and tracks span areas such as biochemistry, immunology, neuroscience, regenerative sciences, biomedical engineering–related research, and other biomedical specialties offered through Mayo’s graduate training structure.