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A Model to Reduce Health Disparities
Phyllis Magrab, PhD, has administered many grants, large and small — she is an expert at keeping the parts of studies and centers moving together and efficiently flowing…
February 12, 2014
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iPad in Hand, Librarian Joins Rounds
Physicians often wish they could carry a medical library around with them when visiting hospitalized patients. Medicine is complex and ever advancing — each specialty has…
February 12, 2014
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Fixing a Disparity in Autism Screening
Pediatricians and family physicians have long been used to treating their young patients’ bouts with flu and infections, and struggles with asthma and other chronic…
February 12, 2014
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Partners in Research: Front-Row Participants in Discovery
On an apple-crisp fall morning, several men and women gathered at a campus conference center configured like a classroom. Soon, scientists take turns at the podium, show slides…
February 12, 2014
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Answering a Community’s Call
Lucile Adams-Campbell, Ph.D., is matter-of-fact when it comes to the cancer mortality rate in Washington, D.C. Not only is it unacceptable to have one of the highest mortality…
February 12, 2014
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Georgetown University Medical Center Presents Top Honor to John Ruffin
Georgetown University Medical Center will confer its highest honor, the Cura Personalis Award, on John Ruffin, Ph.D., director the National Institute on Minority Health and…
February 12, 2014
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Giving spirit links football, cancer research at Lombardi Gala
The professional football community lent a powerful voice to the fight against cancer at the 26th Annual Lombardi Gala, energizing the more than 850 supporters who gathered for…
February 12, 2014
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Local Middle School Students Get “Heady” Lessons
Earlier this month, more than 30,000 researchers from around the world gathered in New Orleans for the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). A vast majority…
February 12, 2014
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Finding a Voice After Stroke
Peter Turkeltaub, M.D., Ph.D., is clearly delighted and surprised by one of his recent studies on how the brain processes language. When Turkeltaub asked a group of study…
February 12, 2014
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Meet the Current Alumni Association President
After serving as chair of the Medical Alumni Board for five years, Mary Beth Connell (M’89) jumped headfirst into her new role as president of the Alumni Association in…
February 12, 2014