PhD Advisors at Howard University 霍华德大学 US
Quick answer: Howard University in the US has 102 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 3 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
Research-focused faculty at Howard University, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
Showing 102 professors at Howard University.
⭐ Currently Hiring PhD Students (3)
Professors at Howard University with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Dawit Kidane-Mulat
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
⭐ I am looking for PhD students to start in fall 2024. Position available for Postdoctoral fellows. Position available for Lab Manger/Lab tech.
Oxidative DNA damage and repair; DNA replication stress; Targeting DNA repair deficiency in cancer therapy.; Exploring DNA repair deficiency to elicit inflammatory signaling and enhance immunotherapy.; Manipulating cancer cells metabolic demand to promote better treatment respons…
Maurice B. Fluitt
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
⭐ We are always interested in hearing from highly motivated postdocs, Ph.D. candidates, and undergraduate students. If you are interested in joining our group, please send your CV/Resume to maurice.fluitt@howard.edu
Epigenetic Regulation in Diabetic Kidney Disease; identifying biomarkers for diabetic kidney disease; understanding the mechanisms of disease development and progression in the diabetic kidney to attenuate disease progression
Xiping Zhan
Research assistant professor · Howard University College of Medicine
⭐ Internship and research technician positions are available. Candidates with backgrounds in molecular biology, cell culture, histology, MATLAB, PyTorch, TensorFlow, and CUDA are especially encouraged to apply. Prospective graduate students are encouraged to visit Howard IBMS Program for additional in…
Ca homeostasis modulation, dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases
Patient specific iPSCs, cellular neurophysiology and neurotoxicology
Multimodal sensory integration, negative sensation evaluation and tinnitus
All Faculty at Howard University (99)
Abiodun Otolorin, MD, MS
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
His interests are at the intersection of medicine, informatics, technology, and health disparities.
Adam Kurland
Professor · Howard University School of Law
Federal Criminal Law and Procedure and Federal Criminal Jurisdiction
Ali Ramadan, M.D.
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Chemical Pathology, Opthalmology/Unvities/Ocular Pathology, laboratory medicine, clinical chemistry, ocular pathology, and ophthalmic diseases
Alice Gresham Bullock
Dean and Professor Emerita · Howard University
federal taxation, wills, trusts and estates
Alice Thomas
Associate Professor · Howard University School of Law
scholarship of teaching and learning, tax-exempt law and critical race theory and wealth
Alicia Jones
Professor and Director of the Vernon E. Jordan Law Library · Howard University School of Law
customer service in academic law libraries and the intersection between technical service processing and its effects on teaching legal research.
Alyssa Small Layne
Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Education, and Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery · Howard University College of Medicine
Endometriosis Excision, Uterine Fibroids, Complex Benign Gynecologic Surgery, Fertility Preservation
Andrew Gavil
Professor · Howard University School of Law
the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in formulating antitrust rules, antitrust litigation, exclusionary conduct by dominant firms, regulatory responses to new and disruptive technologies, firms, and business models, indirect purchaser rights, expert economic testimony and economic …
Angel S. Byrd, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
her work centers on the establishment of tissue biorepositories to understand the immunopathological mechanisms contributing to skin of color diseases, particularly among African American patients with Hidradenitis suppurativa. Her main research focus is elucidating the unreporte…
Antonei Csoka
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Babak Shokrani, MD, FCAP
Associate Professor and Interim Chair · Howard University College of Medicine
Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology
Barbara Harrison
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Basheer Qolomany
Assistant Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Computational Medicine · Howard University College of Medicine
network science, evolutionary computation, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, machine learning, deep learning, graph representation learning, swarm intelligence, big data analytics
Bernard Kwabi-Addo
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
My research interests are: Molecular Biology/ biochemistry: Cancer Health Disparities, Signal Transduction, Gene Expression and Regulation, Epigenetic DNA methylation studies and Prostate Cancer Research. The focus of my current research activity is to elucidate aberrant epigenet…
Brandi Jones, DO, FACOG
Assistant Professor, Director of OB/GYN Ambulatory Services · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Byron D. Ford
Associate Dean of Research & Graduate Studies, Professor & Chair, Anatomy · Howard University College of Medicine
Neuroscience/Stroke. My laboratory studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of stroke and acute brain injuries. We investigate the neuroprotective roles of neuregulin-1 (NRG-1) and other compounds in stroke and other acute neuroinflammatory di…
Candrice Heath
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Carla M. Davis
Professor of Pediatrics · Howard University College of Medicine
Food Allergy, Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases, and Health Equity
Carla Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine & Public Health · Howard University College of Medicine
Cancer disparities, tobacco cessation and control, community engaged research My research broadly addresses issues of health affecting people who have not optimally benefited from the American health system. My area of emphasis is cancer disparities. I serve as community engageme…
Carlton Waterhouse
Professor of Law and Environmental and Climate Justice Center, Director · Howard University School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Cheri Frey, MD
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Alopecia, Cutaneous Lupus, Cosmeceuticals, Acne, and Hyperpigmentation
Cheryl Nichols
Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
international and domestic securities regulation, broker/dealer regulation, securities enforcement, corporate law, diversity in the financial services industry
Darin Johnson
Professor · Howard University School of Law
constitutional reform, reconciliation, and the rule of law in post-conflict and transitioning states; legal advice on matters of public international law and the rule of law in post-conflict, transitioning, and developing countries
Delisha Stewart, PhD
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Dexter L. Lee
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Renal Physiology, Research training of undergraduate, graduate and professional students, Professional Development
Eric Walters, M.Div., Ph.D
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Hereditary, Genomic, Behavioral, and Transcriptional Analysis of Tshr hyt Mutant Parkinsonian Mouse; Development of novel (amyloid precursor protein) APP-hypothyroid mouse models underlying CNS amyloidosis and Alzheimer’s disease pathology; Molecular Genetics of the Eukaryotic Mo…
Finie Hunter Richardson
Assistant Professor · College of Medicine, Graduate School
Health Communication
Population Health
Community Engagement
Health Communication, Cancer Prevention and Control, Colorectal Cancer, Health literacy, Community Engagement
Forough Saadatmand
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
HIV/AIDS Research Activities:
Georges Edmond Haddad, Ph.D.
Tenured Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Cardiovascular Physiology & Electrophysiology
Broadly, the laboratory of Dr. Haddad is involved in understanding the regulation of ionic channels (calcium and potassium) by intracellular signaling, leading to cellular modulation and organ dysfunction. In particular, Dr. Haddad ha…
Ginette A Okoye, MD
Professor and Chair · Howard University College of Medicine
Dermatology, Skin of Color, Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Haijun Gao
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Placental and fetal development, pregnancy related disorders and fetal programming
Harold McDougall
Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
Prof. McDougall specializes in civic culture and civic infrastructure, focusing primarily on how these support sustainable social and economic development and human rights.
Hassan Ashktorab
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Gastrointestinal carcinogenesis
Gut Microbiome and colon carcinogenesis
Natural Nutritional Supplement in IBD patients
Homer La Rue
Professor · Howard University School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Ieshaah Murphy
Assistant Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
Her teaching and scholarship examine how the criminal legal system harms Black communities and offer antiracist and abolition-informed frameworks for transformation.
Inez V. Reeves, MD
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
James G. Taylor VI
Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Janine M. Ziermann-Canabarro
Associate Professor · College of Medicine; Graduate School
Evolution and Development of Head and Heart Musculature in Vertebrates, including their clinical applications
Jasbir Bawa
Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills · Howard University School of Law
racial and religious profiling and surveillance of people of color
Joanne Stacey Allard, PhD
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Dr. Allard's research is focused on identifying and understanding the mechanisms underlying brain aging and the neuroprotective effects induced by behavioral strategies such as physical exercise, dietary interventions, and nutraceuticals. Research efforts are particularly devoted…
John Kwagyan
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
John T. Stubbs, III, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Extracellular-Matrix/ Nanomaterial/ Cellular-Interactions
Extracellular Matrix Structure Function
Antifungal Natural Product Screening Purification, Nanoparticle Antimicrobial Activity
Biochemistry and Genetics of Fungal Development and Differentiation
Justin Hansford
Executive Director · Howard University School of Law
Movement Lawyering, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights Law
Karl M. Thompson
Associate Professor (Tenured) · Howard University College of Medicine
Microbiology; Bacterial Genetics; Molecular Genetics; Bacteriology; Bacterial Pathogenesis
Kebreten Manaye
Professor and Chair · Howard University College of Medicine
Neuroscience
Keeva Terry
Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
systemic disparities in wealth preservation and federal income taxation, development of legal solutions to address these disparities, non-probate options including transfer on death deeds, payable on death bank accounts, and motor vehicle death beneficiary designations
Kimberley Farmer
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Kunle Kassim, PHD, MPH
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Microbial Pathogenesis, Drug Discovery, Epidemiology and Global Health
Role of bacterial toxins in the pathogenesis of bacterial diseases: use of molecular epidemiological tools in investigating and control of infectious disease outbreaks.
Lateef Mtima
Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Lekidelu Taddesse-Heath, MD
Associate Professor, Director Hematopathology · Howard University College of Medicine
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Hematopathology
Lenese C. Herbert
Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
prosecutorial discretion, grand jury investigations, federal administrative practice and procedure, Evidence Law, Criminal Law, (Im)proper Fourth Amendment policing, and social media and the law
Lenora Mcclain, PHD
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Lisa Crooms
Interim Dean, Professor of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Lucius Outlaw, III
Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Mariela Olivares
Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
Torts, including research interests on the personal injury awards surrounding immigrant detention and family separation; Family Law, including research interests on the experience of marginalized populations in family courts; Domestic Violence law and policy, including research i…
Marina Jerebtsova
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
HIV-1 infection and gene therapy, HIV-associated kidney disease, Sickle Cell–associated kidney disease, virology-immunology
Marjorie C. Gondre-Lewis
Professor of Neuroscience & Associate Dean for Faculty Development & Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion · Howard University College of Medicine
Developing Precision Brain Health approaches that will benefit underserved communities. Investigates mechanisms of addiction as well as brain reward pathways associated with nicotine, alcohol and opioids. Focuses on how the impact of early life stress and toxic stress exposure in…
Mark Burke
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
His research focuses on neurodevelopment and the effects of developmental intrusions in non-human primates, such as hemispherectomies, fetal alcohol exposure, post-natal Zika infection and pediatric HIV infection.
Mark S Johnson, M.D., MPH
Professor and Chair · Howard University College of Medicine
obesity, health disparities, and family violence
Mark Strickland
Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills · Howard University School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Marsha Echols
Professor of Law and Director of The World Food Law Institute · Howard University School of Law
Dr. Marsha A. Echols is the Director of The World Food Law Institute and a Professor at Howard University School of Law, where she teaches commercial, international business and trade, and world food law. She is a recognized expert in the fields of international food regulation, …
Matthew Bruckner
Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
His academic interests center on bankruptcy and consumer protection issues with student loans, higher education, and consumer financial technology.
Matthew George, Jr., Ph.D.
CHAIRMAN · Howard University College of Medicine
regulation of gene expression, genetics, comparative biochemistry, and molecular evolution of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA); mtDNA in relation to evolutionary genetics and phylogenetic analyses; various human diseases such as breast cancer; HIV and AIDs; Leishmanisis; Lesch-Nyhan dis…
Muneer Abbas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Microbiology · Howard University College of Medicine
Immunogenetics in Health And Disease, DNA analyses, HLA genotyping, cancer research, health disparities, quantum phenomena in biological systems, biobanking, biorepository management
Nikki Stewart, MD
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Okianer Christian Christian Dark
Professor of Law and Associate Provost for Faculty Development · Howard University School of Law
Mental Disabilities and Torts;
Patricia Worthy
Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Qiyi Tang
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
My major goal of research is to understand how the viral infection causes diseases through virus-host interactions. I have more than 20 years’ experience in Virology, with specific training and expertise in gene regulation, signal transduction, molecular biology and cellular inna…
Reginald Robinson
Professor of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Roger A Mitchell, Jr MD
Professor of Pathology · Howard University College of Medicine
Forensic Pathology, Death in Custody, Violence Prevention, Organizational Leadership
Rui Diogo
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Sarah Van Wye
Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills · Howard University School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Sayan Nandi
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Neuroscience, Microglia, Signal transduction, Growth factor, RNA molecular biology, Neurophysiology, Learning and Memory, Genetically-engineered mouse models, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Imaging, Animal Behavior
Sergei Nekhai
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Sickle Cell Disease, HIV-1, Ebola virus infections, pulmonary hypertension, iron metabolism
Sha-Shana Crichton
Assistant Professor of Lawyering Skills · Howard University School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Shannon Wentworth, MD, FACOG
Assistant Professor, Medical Clerkship Director · Howard University College of Medicine
Robotic Gynecologic Surgery, Menopause, Gender Affirming Care, Contraception and Family Planning, Medical Education
Shari Lawson, MD, MBA, FACOG
Associate Professor and John FJ Clark Endowed Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology · Howard University College of Medicine
Maternal Health Outcomes, Medical Training and Professional Development, Health Care Quality and Equity, Health Care Disparities
Sherrilyn Ifill
Vernon Jordan Distinguished Professor in Civil Rights, Founding Director of the 14th Amendment Center for Law & Democracy · Howard University School of Law
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Sima Tarzami
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Many cytokines are currently under investigation as potential target to improve cardiac function, our focus is on inflamatory Chemokines/Cytokines and their role in development and progression of Heart failure.
Somiranjan Ghosh
Associate Professor · Graduate School, College of Medicine
Exposure Biology, Genes and Gene-expression, Biomarker Discovery and Validation, Health Disparity Research
Stanley Andrisse, MBA, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
His research primarily explores insulin resistance, liver-specific signaling pathways, and metabolic disease. Andrisse’s work bridges cutting-edge biomedical science and critical health disparities.
Sudha Sharma
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Biochemistry, molecular and cell biology, genomics
My lab is interested in understanding how mammalian cells maintain genomic stability under normal growth and following DNA damage, and how impaired functions of specific DNA repair proteins contribute to human health and disease.…
Sulman J. Rahmat
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Vascular injections and microdissection of brains, imaging techniques (fluorescent confocal microscopy and microCT), vertebrate hindbrain vasculature, developmental and evolutionary biology, neuronal and vascular development of the hindbrain, osteology of seals, morphology of hea…
Taidine Lopes Bedney, MD, FACOG
Assistant Professor, Director of Community Engagement · Howard University College of Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Tatiana Sanses, MD, MS, FACOG
Associate Professor, Chief of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery · Howard University College of Medicine
Urogynecology: Board-certified urogynecologist with advanced expertise in diagnosing and treating pelvic floor disorders, including pelvic organ prolapse (uterine, bladder, and rectal), urinary and fecal incontinence, overactive bladder, voiding dysfunction, and complex gynecolog…
Teletia Taylor
Associate Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Psycho-Oncology
Building Equal Access Together in Cancer (BEAT -C)Building Equal Access Together in Cancer (BEAT -C)
Literature suggests that 1) social determinants of health (SDOH) explain a significant percentage of health outcomes and 2) community health workers (CHW) aid in m…
Thomas Heinbockel
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Neuroscience; cellular and network mechanisms of brain function studied with electrophysiological, optical, anatomical, and pharmacological methods; neural signaling and synaptic transmission; drug discovery & development
Tiffany Williams Brewer
Associate Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
Administrative law, gender equity, global women's leadership, ethics
Tuneen Chisolm
Associate Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
Intellectual Property and Reparations, exploration of, and practical remedies for, moral conflicts and equity issues posed by the granting and/or restriction of certain intellectual property and other intangible rights
Valerie Schneider
Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Law Center · Howard University School of Law
Fair Housing Clinic, Property, Sexuality, Marriage and the Supreme Court, Legal Methods, housing justice, criminal background checks in rental housing, disparate impact, affordable housing development, community development corporations, racially restrictive covenants
W. Sherman Rogers
Professor of Law · Howard University
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Wai Lim Ku
Assistant Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Single cell transcriptome and epigenetics
Werner Michael Graf, MD, PhD
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Dr. Graf’s research focuses on the neuronal basis of self-motion perception and spatial orientation using trained non-human primates as models for human behavior and pathophysiology, especially with respect to normal aging and the associated challenges of every-day life, i.e., ve…
William Southerland
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
utilization of data science principles to better understand chronic disease burden among different ethnic groups and investigations on the impact of gene sequence variation on disease expression among different ethnic groups. Additional interests include investigating the rules o…
Yayin Fang
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Molecular modeling and MD simulation on: DNA recognition, Structure based and ligand-based drug design, Polymeric material design.
Zaki A. Sherif
Professor · Howard University College of Medicine
Specialty: MASLD/MASH, HCC, SARS-CoV-2 Pathogenesis
Funding: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Group Information: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zaki-Sherif
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=sherif+z&sort=date
Ziyad Motala
Professor of Law · Howard University School of Law
international law, constitutional law, and comparative constitutional law
e. christi cunningham
Professor of Law and Director of Educational Right Center · Howard University
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Frequently asked questions
How many professors at Howard University are hiring PhD students in 2026?
As of 2026-10-19, 3 professors at Howard University, a US university, show active PhD hiring signals in phd-match's faculty database.
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phd-match lists 102 faculty profiles at Howard University, each with research interests, department, and a link to the professor's homepage.
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Data last updated: 2026-10-19 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.