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Rwandan Minister of Health Urges International Partnerships During Visit to Georgetown
The Honorable Agnes Binagwaho, MD, PhD, Minister of Health for Rwanda and distinguished pediatrician, spoke to the Georgetown University community on October 21 and emphasized…
November 1, 2015
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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…
November 1, 2015
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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…
October 31, 2015
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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…
October 28, 2015
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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…
October 28, 2015
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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.…
October 18, 2015
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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…
October 18, 2015
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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…
October 17, 2015
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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.…
October 4, 2015
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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,&…
October 4, 2015