All Posts: GUMC Stories
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Honors Ira Shoulson with Top Honors
Recognizing “exceptional contributions” to Parkinson’s disease research, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has conferred the 2016 Robert A. Pritzker Prize for Leadership in Parkinson’s Research to Georgetown’s Ira Shoulson, MD.
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Serving Those Who Serve Their Country
Geoffrey Ling, MD, PhD, retired U.S. Army colonel, spoke about his experiences as a military physician during the fourth annual Ruggles Lecture on Military Medicine, part of a celebration of Veterans Wellness Week and the AAMC Joining Forces Initiative.
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Building a Home for Interdisciplinary Gender-Based Research
This fall, a standing-room only colloquium at Georgetown University marked the debut of the Gender Justice Initiative, which is intended to promote interdisciplinary research around gender.
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Team Led by Award-Winning Researcher Finds Pro-Cancer Protein Can Also Be Protective
Inflammation can be both friend and foe when it comes to a certain kind of cancer, according to a team led by an award-winning researcher at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Their findings indicate that over-the-counter antioxidants should be used with a great deal of caution.
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30th Anniversary Lombardi Gala Raises Record-Breaking Funds for Cancer Research
More than 900 attendees raised more than $2.3 million for Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at the 30th Anniversary Lombardi Gala – the most raised at the event to date.
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Wellstein Recognized for Outstanding Research and Excellence in Teaching
Friends, families and colleagues gathered for Georgetown University’s Fall Faculty Convocation in majestic Healy Hall on October 20 to celebrate the promotion of Georgetown professors.
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Georgetown Medical Review Offers Opportunities for School of Medicine Students
The first issue of the Georgetown Medical Review (GMR), a free open access medical student review journal, was published online in October.
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Ninth Annual GUMC Convocation to Focus on Global Health
The Ninth Annual Georgetown University Medical Center Convocation will focus on the theme of global health and Georgetown University’s contribution, a topic affirmed as a priority area through the recent GUMC engagement process led by Edward B. Healton, MD, MPH, executive vice president of health sciences and executive dean of the School of Medicine.
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SOM Students Lend a Helping Hand on Day of Service
Nearly 60 School of Medicine students got together to volunteer in the DC community during Day of Service.
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Taking a “Conversations Approach” to Promote Breastfeeding and Safe Sleep
The National Action Partnership to Promote Safe Sleep (NAPPSS), a coalition supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), aims to help new parents by taking a conversations approach–an opportunity for two-way discussion–that supports best practices for both breastfeeding and safe sleep.
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