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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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George Schreiner: Nephrology Pioneer

GUMC recently honored Dr. George E. Schreiner, legendary physician, medical lobbyist and founder of Georgetown’s nephrology department, with a reception for him, his family, former residents, and colleagues that saluted his legacy of learning at the medical center.

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Building the Foundation for caBIG

Georgetown University Medical Center researchers are performing important work that addresses the obstacles to the successful creation of the Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG), a “Cancer World-Wide Web,” as well as pondering the future of this promising tool.

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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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