All Posts: GUMC Stories
-
Zebrafish Research Strengthens Students’ Interest in STEM
(April 26, 2019) — Participating in high-impact studies, peering into a fluorescence microscope and tracking cancer cells in animal models are all things Eric Glasgow, PhD, never had an opportunity to do when he was in college, much less high school. “Even though I always knew I wanted to be a scientist, I was barely […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Research In A Minute: Laura Anderko, PhD, RN
(April 26, 2019) — Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, holds the Robert and Kathleen Scanlon Chair in Values Based Health Care at Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies. She is a professor and director of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment (MACCHE) and a scholar in the fields of epidemiology, public […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
How a Comprehensive Cancer Center Makes a Difference in Patient Care
(April 26, 2019) — After being diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2009, Geoff Grubbs’ search for an expert led him to medical oncologist Bruce Cheson, MD, head of hematology and director of hematology research at Georgetown Lombardi. That connection became indispensable years later when Grubbs developed an extremely rare complication from the disease. […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Impacted by Parkinson’s Disease, Three Couples Plan to Leave a Lasting Legacy to Support Research
(April 26, 2019) — When someone is diagnosed with an incurable, life-changing disease like Parkinson’s, they usually have many questions about how it will affect their life and what can be done to manage it. Unfortunately, many people who have Parkinson’s symptoms don’t get those answers until they are fortunate enough to see a doctor […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Continence Confidence: Prostatectomy Patients Reporting ‘Startling’ Success After Robotic Retzius-Sparing Surgery
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Students Share Projects at NHS-Organized Undergraduate Research Conference
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Meet Deus Bazira, Co-Director of the New Center for Global Health Practice and Impact
(April 15, 2019) — Georgetown University Medical Center this week announced the appointment of Deus Bazira, DrPH, MPH, MBA, BPharm, to co-lead Georgetown’s new Center for Global Health Practice and Impact (CGHPI). Bazira is an expert in health systems strengthening and a public health practitioner with decades of in-depth, field-level practical experience in global health […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Georgetown Women in Medicine Celebrates 25 Years
(April 12, 2019) — With the much-anticipated unveiling of a new portrait as part of the Women on the Walls campaign to honor women leaders at the Georgetown University Medical Center, Georgetown Women In Medicine (GWIM) celebrated its 25th anniversary alongside more than a hundred faculty, students, staff and supporters. The April 11 evening event […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Georgetown Partnership Explores Faith-based Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance at Second Rome Workshop
(April 12, 2019) — Religious communities have a potentially vital role to play in thwarting the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a “hidden” and yet looming global health crisis, according to organizers of a recent workshop in Rome sponsored by Georgetown University. The two-day event, which took place April 7 and 8 at Pontifical Gregorian […]
Category: GUMC Stories
-
Medical Students Reflect on Faith and Medicine During New Catholic Retreat
(April 12, 2019) — Overlooking the Potomac River, 18 students from Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) spent two days in reflection during the school’s first off-site Catholic retreat in years. Organized by the Georgetown chapter of the Catholic Medical Association and Georgetown University’s Office of Mission and Ministry, students from first- to fourth-years were […]
Category: GUMC Stories