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Identifying the Unmet Needs of Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients
More than 400 health professionals, patients and advocates attended the Seventh Annual Ruesch Center Symposium, titled “Fighting a Smarter War Against Cancer,” in person at the Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center or via a live webcast, on December 3.
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Professor Appointed to President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
As a member of the committee, Tawara D. Goode, assistant professor in the department of pediatrics, will advise the president on ways to support the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in community life.
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Guinevere Eden Honored by International Dyslexia Association
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) awarded GUMC’s Guinevere Eden, D. Phil., with its Norman Geschwind Award – an honor recognizing her outstanding research in the neural basis of dyslexia and how the brain changes following intervention.
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Searching for Ancient Life on the Bottom of the World
David Goerlitz, MS, is on his way to the Antarctic as part of a small Georgetown team led by Sarah Stewart-Johnson, PhD, assistant professor of planetary science in Georgetown’s department of biology and Science, Technology and International Affairs program. Their team will be the first to use next-generation sequencing technology in situ on the seventh continent to extract genetic information from ancient bacteria.
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Bringing Together Medical and Law Students to Help Disadvantaged Residents in DC
Despite their best efforts, Georgetown physicians and students are frequently frustrated when their patients face legal hurdles that interfere with their health and well-being. To help overcome such obstacles, faculty from the Georgetown University Medical Center, including the School of Medicine, and Georgetown University Law Center signed a formal agreement November 8 to form the Georgetown University Health Justice Alliance.
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Yellow Blanket Campaign Brings Warmth and Comfort to Lombardi Patients
Lauren, 11, and Claire, 9, lost their mom, Laura Scott to cancer on March 3, 2015. To honor Laura, her daughters delivered the blankets to patients at the infusion center, where she was treated.
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Ninth Annual GUMC Convocation Celebrates Faculty, Students and a Global Health Expert
Faculty members, students and staff gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the Georgetown University Medical Center community at the Ninth Annual GUMC Convocation.
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Colloquium Explores Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Health
The global health theme of this year’s Ninth Annual Georgetown University Medical Center Convocation presented a valuable opportunity to bring together faculty from around Georgetown University to examine how the university can make an impact on health at a global scale and to ask what our responsibilities and priorities should be.
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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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