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A Cancer Survivors’ Luncheon Like No Other
Many melanoma patients treated by Georgetown Lombardi physicians will be guests at a Melanoma Survivors Celebration luncheon on May 6 at Georgetown.…
April 30, 2016
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Eleventh Annual Women & Wine Raised Record Funds, Support and Hope
With more than 600 attendees, the 11th Annual Women & Wine fundraiser for the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center…
April 29, 2016
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Georgetown Lombardi Director Joins Blue Ribbon Panel Working Group for National Cancer Moonshot Initiative
Louis M. Weiner, MD, has joined a blue ribbon panel-working group assembled by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to offer expert advice on the vision, goals and implementation…
April 29, 2016
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Biotechnology Poster Presentations Feature Wide Range of Research
Student research on social media marketing, microRNAs and their role in early cardiac development and much more was on display at the Biotechnology Internship Project Poster…
April 28, 2016
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Top Cancer Leaders, Including Atkins, Brief Congress
April 25, 2016 -- Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Michael Atkins, MD, translated his vast knowledge of cancer immunology into a classroom-style lecture…
April 26, 2016
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Therapeutic Qualities of Music and Dance Explored at Arts & Humanities Roundtable
How can music and dance add to conventional therapies? That was the focus for a recent gathering of artists who met April 18 for the The “Music and Dance in Healthcare…
April 25, 2016
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Forget Fukushima: Chernobyl still holds record as worst nuclear accident for public health
This week marks the 30th anniversary of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Georgetown University radiation expert and author Timothy Jorgensen, PhD, MPH, takes a look back at the…
April 25, 2016
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Zika Conference at Georgetown Bridges Science and Policy
A diverse group of Georgetown experts explored the complex scientific, legal and ethical questions raised by the Zika crisis at a conference on campus.…
April 25, 2016
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A Banner Fundraising Year for School of Medicine’s St. Baldrick’s Day
School of Medicine students broke the Georgetown fundraising record this St. Baldrick's day, raising more than $40,000 for childhood cancer. …
April 17, 2016
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GUSOM Day of Service Builds Bonds Between Classes
Sixty-eight students from Georgetown University School of Medicine volunteered during the second annual GUSOM Day of Service, working alongside their classmates in their…
April 15, 2016