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Research

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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Community Partners in Discovery

Group of Washington-area philanthropists look to be true partners in biomedical research and scientific discovery.

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Gene Therapy Researcher Writes Novel

Fred Ledley (M’78) combines his love of writing and work as a gene therapy researcher in his first published novel, Sputnik’s Child.

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Keeping Cells Alive in the Lab

Researchers at Georgetown have figured out how to keep a patient’s cancer cells as well as normal cells alive in the laboratory. They say the advance is a leap forward into individualized medicine.

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