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Panel: Mental Health a Complex Combo of Genetics, Biology, Environment
What explains the ability of a 94-year-old victim of traumatic brain injury to recover fully in just a few weeks, while a healthy 35-year-old who sustained a similar injury might suffer the effects for several months or a year?
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Environmental Cancer Expert Looks to Russia for Radiation Exposure Clues
Most investigators apply for project support from federal agencies. But for Christopher Loffredo, PhD, the opposite happened. The U.S. Department of Energy sought him out, asking him to join a study that has him traveling to a far corner of the world multiple times a year.
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City of Houston Honors Alum for Work in Schools
A Georgetown alumnus and physics teacher at Kashmere High School in Houston has been honored by the mayor and City Council for his students’ success on a district-wide assessment last fall.
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Medical Student Pursues Research Dream through HHMI Fellowship
A third-year Georgetown University School of Medicine student is one of 70 medical, dental and veterinary students nationwide selected to participate in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research Fellows Program.
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Rock ‘n’ Roll, Neuroscience Share the Stage at ‘Music for the Mind’
The rock tunes that defined a generation brought joy and hope to a solemn subject at “Music for the Mind,” an event to support new cures and treatments for neurologic diseases. Georgetown University Medical Center hosted the fourth annual fundraiser April 30, held this year at Arena Stage in Washington.
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Georgetown Lombardi Fields Top Fundraising Team at Avon Walk
For Georgetown’s team of 57 walkers, months of training and fundraising culminated this weekend at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, where their efforts distinguished them as the lead fundraising team in the Washington region.
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Medical School Ceremony Honors Humanism and Professionalism
The School of Medicine celebrated the values of patient-centered medicine in the Jesuit tradition of cura personalis, which means “care of the whole person,” at the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) Induction Ceremony.
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International Collaboration Promotes Culture of Evidence in Teaching
Creating a culture of evidence-informed teaching—in which faculty learn to translate the best evidence in health professions education into best practices in the classroom—is the goal of a new initiative that is getting underway at Georgetown University Medical Center.
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Young Scientist Receives Boost to Explore Alzheimer’s Theory
Irfan Y. Tamboli, PhD, is a young neuroscience investigator with an intriguing theory of the origins of Alzheimer’s disease—getting at the fundamental question of why some people get it and others do not. A grant he received from last year’s Music for the Mind event will enable him to test his theory.
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As Health Care Evolves, Medical Students Seek Business Degrees
These days, being a great doctor can mean more than just honing one’s clinical skills and bedside manner. Health care, after all, is a multi-billion-dollar business, so playing a role in this business can also demand sharp business acumen.
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