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Pope Leo Diagnosed with Lung Cancer: What Do We Know?
Medical oncologist Stephen Liu, MD, a lung cancer expert at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and division chief of hematology/oncology at MedStar…
October 13, 2026
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Up to $51.7M ARPA-H Award Backs Georgetown University and Buck Institute Co-led ‘Super Team’ To Predict and Intervene in Harmful Protein Changes Before Disease Begins
A research “super team” co-led by the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and Georgetown University has received an award of up to $51.7 million from the Advanced Research…
October 12, 2026
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Lombardi Women Celebrates 20 Years of Advancing Breast Cancer Research
To mark the 20th anniversary of Lombardi Women, a fundraiser to support breast cancer research at Georgetown Lombardi, nearly 550 members of that community gathered to.…
October 9, 2026
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Nobel Prize Honors Discovery that Transformed Neuroscience at Georgetown and Beyond
Georgetown faculty researchers speak about optogenetics, a technique that has “fundamentally transformed our ability to understand how the brain works” by using light to control…
October 5, 2026
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Philanthropists Joan and Jeff Ferrill Commit $8M for Georgetown University Medical School Scholarships
Joan and Jeff Ferrill of Alexandria, Virginia, have made an $8 million commitment to Georgetown University to establish scholarships for students enrolled in the School of…
October 1, 2026
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Building Bridges Conference Brings Together Georgetown, MedStar Health and Community Partners Around Health Equity
The Georgetown University Center for Health Equity brought together students, faculty, staff, trainees and community partners on September 10 at Georgetown’s Capitol Campus for…
September 25, 2026
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More Young People Are Getting Colon Cancer Than Ever. This Doctor Is Accelerating Clinical Trials To Find New Treatments
Colorectal cancer rates in adults under 50 are surging. Georgetown's Dr. John Marshall is accelerating clinical trials to bring new treatments to.…
September 21, 2026
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Georgetown Student Scholars Map Health Equity and Community Care in East Africa
School of Health students Jordan Pai (H’27) and Kayla Wontumi (H’27) set off for separate countries in East Africa this summer as recipients of the 2025-2026 Maeve Kennedy McKean…
September 18, 2026
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Georgetown Investigator Presents Final PAPILLON Trial Results Showing Long-Term Survival in a Subset of Lung Cancer
Final results from the landmark PAPILLON trial, which changed the standard of care for a difficult-to-treat rare form of lung cancer, confirm that amivantamab, when added to…
September 14, 2026
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Yes, Multitasking Is Possible. Here’s How to Train Your Brain to Do 2 Things at Once
Neuroscientists have long believed that true multitasking is impossible. New research is bucking the conventional wisdom and shows that you can do two things at.…
September 14, 2026