All Posts: GUMC Stories

• School of Medicine Commencement Speaker to Reflect on Gratitude and Giving Back

  (May 3, 2019) — Over the last three decades since serving as a resident and chief resident in internal medicine at Georgetown, Susan Hingle, MD, has held a variety of roles at Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine and at the American College of Physicians (ACP). In addition to her journey after Georgetown, Hingle […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: School of Medicine, SOM Commencement 2019

• NHS Human Science Junior Receives Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: diversity, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• Congresswoman Underwood Speaks on Georgetown Panel Celebrating Nursing

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: nursing, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• Walking Warriors Second Annual Walk Raises More Than $135,000 for Breast Cancer

  (April 28, 2019) — The Walking Warriors Battling Breast Cancer have raised more than $135,000 for breast cancer research, community service and education programs at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Walking Warriors held their second annual walk on April 27, which began at Georgetown Lombardi and wrapped around Washington, D.C.’s National Mall, spanning 10 […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: advocacy, breast cancer, community outreach, Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Prevention

• 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 Tags: biomedical research, community outreach, education, STEM, zebrafish

• 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 Tags: environmental health, health advocacy, public health, School of Nursing & Health Studies

• 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 Tags: cancer, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, leukemia

• 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 Tags: brain, brain research, Fund a Fellow Program, mind, Parkinson's disease

• Continence Confidence: Prostatectomy Patients Reporting ‘Startling’ Success After Robotic Retzius-Sparing Surgery

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, prostate cancer

• Students Share Projects at NHS-Organized Undergraduate Research Conference

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: biomedical research, education, School of Nursing & Health Studies, student research