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GUMC is home to more than 400 scientists working on basic and clinical research projects and 300 active clinical trials. Last year GUMC research attracted $132 million in sponsored research, with the majority of those dollars coming from the federal government. Our researchers work in the lab, in the classroom, in the clinic, and in their communities to help answer medicine's biggest questions, focusing specifically on cancer, neuroscience, child health and development, and global health.

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Shaping the New Era of Systems-Based Medicine

Georgetown University Medical Center is reimagining the way it educates its students and fostering innovative partnerships as part of its new era of systems-based medicine.

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Global Infectious Disease Program Epitomizes Ensemble Science

Georgetown’s Global Infectious Disease program reflects creative collaboration among the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, basic sciences and Georgetown University Medical Center, and now supports a growing PhD program.

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Creating the ‘Cancer Worldwide Web’

Georgetown University Medical Center leaders hope the caBIG initiative will transform medical research by virtually linking the cancer research community.

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