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First Huntington Disease Center Established in Washington, D.C. Area

Georgetown University Medical Center in collaboration with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital announce the launch of the Huntington Disease Care, Education and Research.…

November 26, 2013

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Georgetown Lombardi Recruits Michael B. Atkins, M.D. as Deputy Director

Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center announces that Michael B. Atkins, M.D. will join the center as its deputy director effective April.…

November 26, 2013

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Georgetown University Medical Center Names Cancer Expert as Dean for Research

Georgetown University Medical Center has named Robert Clarke, Ph.D., D.Sc., as its Dean for Research. The new position will lead GUMC’s high performance research community…

November 26, 2013

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GUMC Awarded Grant to Develop Smoking Cessation Aids Based on Unconventional Theory of Nicotine Addiction

A Georgetown University Medical Center research team has been awarded a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to discover and develop new smoking cessation drugs based…

November 26, 2013

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Georgetown University Medical Center Receives More than $28 Million in Grants From ARRA

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) has received millions in research awards made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). To date, 35 scientists…

November 26, 2013

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GUMC Regulatory Science & Medicine Program to "Follow the Science" in Decision-Making

The GU PRSM will be a key component of a new affiliation between Georgetown University Medical Center and the U.S. Food and Drug…

November 26, 2013

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Georgetown University Medical Center and Howard University Receive $38.2 Million NIH Grant to Form Center for Clinical and Translational Science

In support of a critical partnership between Georgetown University Medical Center and Howard University, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $38.2 million…

November 26, 2013

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GUMC Announces the George Bergeron Endowed Professorship in Neuroscience

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) announces the establishment of the George Bergeron Endowed Professorship in Neuroscience. The $1.25 million gift will support an…

November 26, 2013

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Georgetown University, MedStar National Rehabilitation Network Create Unique Brain Center

New collaboration harnesses the research expertise of Georgetown University and MedStar National Rehabilitation Network’s clinical research and patient care teams to form…

November 26, 2013

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Georgetown Opens Office of Minority Health & Health Disparities Research in SE Washington

With a focus on conducting community-based research to address vast disparities in cancer outcomes in the nation’s capital, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer, …

November 26, 2013