All Posts: GUMC Stories

• Food Insecurity Caused by Coronavirus May Have Long-Term Health Consequences

  (October 16, 2020) — As a postdoctoral research associate in nephrology and hypertension, Aline de Souza, PhD, studies the long-term impact of drastic weight loss due to severe calorie restriction with Kathryn Sandberg, PhD, professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine.  When studying female rats that experienced severe calorie restriction, de […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: calorie restriction, COVID-19, food insecurity, population health, public health

• NHS Global Health Major Focuses on Improving Health Systems, Advancing Health Equity

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: global health, health equity, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• BellRinger Bike Ride Announcement Concludes ‘Five Days with Lombardi’

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, philanthropy

• Grad Student Uses Skills Honed at Georgetown to Help DC Fight Coronavirus

  (October 9, 2020) — When the pandemic forced Georgetown University to move to a virtual setting and research labs were temporarily shuttered, Suzie Stephenson (G’17, G’22) drew upon her training in virology to make a difference. “You think, ‘What are you going to do when something bad happens?’” said Stephenson, a PhD candidate in microbiology […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: 2019 Novel Coronavirus, biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, biomedical research, coronavirus, COVID-19, graduate education, service to others

• O’Neill Family Foundation Clinical Simulation Center at NHS Goes Virtual During Pandemic

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: COVID-19, education, nursing, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• Health Informatics and Data Science Symposium Goes Virtual

  (September 18, 2020) — For the ninth consecutive year, the Innovation Center for Biomedical Informatics (ICBI) will host the Health Informatics & Data Science Symposium. As in previous years, the event provides an opportunity for thought leaders in the fields of precision and molecular medicine, health data analytics and bioinformatics to come together, learn and […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: big data, data science, Health Informatics & Data Science Symposium, ICBI

• FDA Approves Lung Cancer Drug Supported by Georgetown Lombardi Research

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, clinical trials, Georgetown Lombardi, lung cancer

• NHS Global Health Major Named George H.W. Bush Points of Light Awardee

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: School of Nursing & Health Studies, service to others, student achievement

• Medical Students Join in the Fight for Racial and Health Equity

  (September 1, 2020) — Georgetown medical students joined thousands of people from around the country who gathered around the Lincoln Memorial on August 28 to participate in the 2020 March on Washington. The civil rights rally marked the 57th anniversary of the 1963 march when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: diversity, HOYA Clinic, racial equity, School of Medicine, SNMA

• NHS Alumna Returns to Georgetown for Master’s Degree in Aging & Health

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: aging, graduate education, nursing, School of Nursing & Health Studies