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Guinevere Eden Honored by International Dyslexia Association
The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) awarded GUMC’s Guinevere Eden, D. Phil., with its Norman Geschwind Award – an honor recognizing her outstanding…
December 1, 2016
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Searching for Ancient Life on the Bottom of the World
David Goerlitz, MS, is on his way to the Antarctic as part of a small Georgetown team led by Sarah Stewart-Johnson, PhD, assistant professor of planetary science in Georgetown&…
November 22, 2016
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Bringing Together Medical and Law Students to Help Disadvantaged Residents in DC
Despite their best efforts, Georgetown physicians and students are frequently frustrated when their patients face legal hurdles that interfere with their health and well-being.…
November 22, 2016
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Yellow Blanket Campaign Brings Warmth and Comfort to Lombardi Patients
Lauren, 11, and Claire, 9, lost their mom, Laura Scott to cancer on March 3, 2015. To honor Laura, her daughters delivered the blankets to patients at the infusion center, where…
November 21, 2016
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Ninth Annual GUMC Convocation Celebrates Faculty, Students and a Global Health Expert
Faculty members, students and staff gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of the Georgetown University Medical Center community at the Ninth Annual GUMC.…
November 21, 2016
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Colloquium Explores Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Global Health
The global health theme of this year’s Ninth Annual Georgetown University Medical Center Convocation presented a valuable opportunity to bring together faculty from around…
November 21, 2016
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Michael J. Fox Foundation Honors Ira Shoulson with Top Honors
Recognizing “exceptional contributions” to Parkinson’s disease research, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) has conferred…
November 16, 2016
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Serving Those Who Serve Their Country
Geoffrey Ling, MD, PhD, retired U.S. Army colonel, spoke about his experiences as a military physician during the fourth annual Ruggles Lecture on Military Medicine, part of a…
November 13, 2016
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Building a Home for Interdisciplinary Gender-Based Research
This fall, a standing-room only colloquium at Georgetown University marked the debut of the Gender Justice Initiative, which is intended to promote interdisciplinary research…
November 13, 2016
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Team Led by Award-Winning Researcher Finds Pro-Cancer Protein Can Also Be Protective
Inflammation can be both friend and foe when it comes to a certain kind of cancer, according to a team led by an award-winning researcher at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive…
November 4, 2016