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Center for Drug Discovery Director Wins Prestigious Award for Remarkable Research Record
Milton Brown, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Drug Discovery (CDD) at Georgetown Lombardi, recently received the Percy L. Julian Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Engineers.
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Doctor: Blood Test May Be Next Step in Exploring Gulf War Illness
A Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researcher who discovered the first physical evidence of Gulf War Illness, said at a panel discussion last week that the next step may be to develop a blood test for the illness.
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Capital Breast Care Center Highlights Accomplishments and Advocates at Gift of Life Breakfast
At its 8th Annual Gift of Life Breakfast, Capital Breast Care Center (CBCC) and its supporters recognized the incredible strides made by the organization, as well as the continued need for a strong community.
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Hard Science With Just a Touch of Procrastination on Student Research Day
The Biomedical Graduate Education’s 30th Annual Student Research Day consisted of oral presentations, a poster session and a keynote speech by Jorge Cham, PhD, founder and creator of the wildly popular PHD Comics.
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Understanding Risk Factors to Promote Healthy Aging
Knowing your numbers and family history, as well as exercise, are the keys to aging well, researchers explained at Doctors Speak Out.
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EIGHTH ANNUAL GUMC CONVOCATION TO HONOR FACULTY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
At the eighth annual Georgetown University Medical Center Convocation on November 3, Martin J. Blaser, MD, a world-renowned researcher and clinician, will be recognized with the Cura Personalis Award.
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Researchers Report First Therapy Appearing to Reverse Decline in Parkinson’s
OCTOBER 17, 2015 – An FDA-approved drug for leukemia improved cognition, motor skills and non-motor function in patients with Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia in a small clinical trial, say researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). The drug, nilotinib (known as Tasigna® by Novartis) also led to statistically significant and encouraging changes in toxic […]
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Research Director at Institute for Reproductive Health Receives Prestigious USAID Award
Rebecka Lundgren, PhD, director of research at GUMC’s Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH), received the Marjorie C. Horn Operations Research Award in September.
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Facing Alzheimer’s Disease with Hope
Co-sponsored by GUMC and the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, more than 40 people attended the screening of “The Sum Total of Our Memory: Facing Alzheimer’s Together,” and enjoyed a panel discussion on the disease’s impact on relationships, the latest research findings and the ethical issues related to caring for a partner with a chronic illness.
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Inaugural Research Development Day Promotes Collaboration Across Medical Center
On September 22 in the New Research Building, more than 150 students, faculty and staff members gathered to learn about opportunities for collaboration with the remarkable range of research centers and services offered at Georgetown University Medical Center.
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