All Posts: GUMC Stories

• DC Community Out in Strength to Support Georgetown Lombardi’s Capital Breast Care Center

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: breast cancer, cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention

• Biosafety in Research and Cura Personalis

  (October 24, 2019) — “When they work well, no one knows they’re there.” That’s how Julie Fischer, PhD, describes programs that protect biomedical scientists from the unintended consequences of their research, especially when their work involves infectious or otherwise hazardous materials.  Fischer is the director of the Elizabeth R. Griffin Program, a part of Georgetown’s Center […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biosafety, Center for Global Health Science and Security, Elizabeth R. Griffin Program, global health

• NHS Nursing Professor Selected as Next Susan H. Mayer Professor in Health Equity

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: faculty honors, new faculty appointment, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• Medical Student Wins Grand Prize at Medicine Hacking Competition

  (October 18, 2019) — Before beginning his studies at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Alex D. Luta (C’16, M’20) earned a degree in government with a minor in theology, received an award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his research on science and human rights, and served as CEO of Innovo […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: medical research, School of Medicine, spina bifida

• An Unstoppable Duo with a Vision for Cancer Care at Georgetown Lombardi

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, patient navigation

• You Are What You Eat: Students Drive New Elective in Culinary Medicine

  (October 14, 2019) — A recent survey of 24 studies around the world found that nutrition is not well incorporated into the medical school curriculum. According to researchers, “Despite the centrality of nutrition to healthy lifestyle, medical students are not supported to provide high-quality, effective nutrition care.” However, some medical schools are determined to change […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: culinary medicine, medical education, nutrition and health, nutrition education, preventive medicine, School of Medicine

• Meet Moshe Levi, MD, Interim Dean for Research

  (October 8, 2019) — Moshe Levi, MD, describes himself as a “card-carrying kidney doctor” who says he once focused 100% of his time on research and another 25% on patient care. But when a family move brought him to Georgetown in 2017, he saw the opportunity to give his full devotion (all 125% of it) […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical research, new faculty appointment

• GWIM Celebrates Women in Leadership

  (October 4, 2019) — At their fall reception, Georgetown Women in Medicine (GWIM) welcomed new and returning female faculty members and celebrated several high profile promotions for GWIM members. “Each year, we start off the academic year with our fall reception as an opportunity to review GWIM’s mission, priorities and GWIM officers, but also to […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: faculty honors, Georgetown Women in Medicine, School of Medicine, women in STEM

• Friends of Lombardi Drive Successful Fundraiser

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, Friends of Lombardi, Georgetown Lombardi, philanthropy

• Telenovela Empowers At-Risk Latina Women to Seek Genetic Counseling Services

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, cura personalis, genetic counseling, genetic testing, Georgetown Lombardi, health disparities, health equity, population health, School of Medicine