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GEMS Family Celebrates Program’s 40th Year
At the 40th anniversary celebration for the Georgetown Experimental Medical Studies (GEMS) program, more than 230 attendees honored those who created the program and the people who continue to contribute to its success.
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Coy Bowles of Zac Brown Band Joins Georgetown Medical Students to Give Back
On Sunday, July 16, Georgetown University medical school students from the Arts & Medicine Club made the rounds on the pediatric floor with several guitars, a keyboard and a country star in tow.
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Georgetown, USP Launch Training Program to Examine Substandard, Falsified Medicines
A new fellowship offered by Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) and USP, a global health organization that works to develop independent, transparent standards for quality in medicines and other health products, will help address a serious global health threat: substandard and falsified medicines.
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On Capitol Hill, Weiner Advocates for Investments in Cancer Research
The future of cancer care depends on continued federal funding for medical research, Louis M. Weiner, MD, director of Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, said during a panel discussion in front of a crowded room on Capitol Hill on June 29.
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A Remarkable Story Highlights the Progress and Promise of Cancer Research
At the Men’s Event, an annual fundraiser attended by about 200 of Georgetown Lombardi’s male supporters, Louis Weiner, MD, explained that investments in science have made a difference for his patients and others.
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Global Health Expert, Alumnus Mark Dybul Returns to Georgetown to Lead New Center
A well-recognized global health expert and humanitarian, who most recently served as executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, returns to Georgetown this summer to lead a new global health center at the Medical Center.
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Georgetown Global Health Expert Discusses Importance of WHO on Capitol Hill
Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH, co-director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security at Georgetown University Medical Center, discussed the role of the World Health Organization before a packed house on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
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Research in a Minute: Ayesha Shajahan-Haq
As an assistant professor focused on breast cancer research, Ayesha Shajahan-Haq, PhD, is working to develop drugs that will help breast cancer survivors stay healthy.
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A Year at the NIH Broadens Future Path for Medical Students
The highly competitive Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) offered by the National Institutes of Health is intended to train the next generation of clinician-scientists and biomedical researchers.
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