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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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Partners in Research: Community Support for Local Research with a Global Impact
In October, Georgetown researchers were awarded grants by Partners in Research to study depression, autism, pancreatic cancer and preeclampsia. At the recent Partners in Research Showcase, the grant recipients shared with their initial findings with the funders.
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New Master’s Degree Focuses on Clinical Quality, Patient Safety and Leadership
A new master’s degree at Georgetown will teach health care professionals how to enhance safety and improve health care quality while maintaining a focus on the patient in a increasingly complex heath care system.
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Immunotherapy Brings New Hope to Patients with Advanced Melanoma
Until recently, patients with melanomas that had spread to the brain typically lived a median of four months. After having surgery to repair the damage from the tumors in her ankle, Kathy Roberts’ doctors encouraged her to enroll in an immunotherapy clinical trial for patients with melanoma brain tumors at Georgetown Lombardi. Her scans now show no signs of cancer cells.
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In Commencement Speech, Shelton Tells NHS Graduates to Write Their Own Stories
By paying attention to our stories, and who is creating them, the better we can choose ones that will help us succeed, said James Shelton, MBA, MA, during the May 20 ceremony on the Healy Lawn.
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