Archive: biomedical education

• Grad Student Uses Skills Honed at Georgetown to Help DC Fight Coronavirus

  (October 9, 2020) — When the pandemic forced Georgetown University to move to a virtual setting and research labs were temporarily shuttered, Suzie Stephenson (G’17, G’22) drew upon her training in virology to make a difference. “You think, ‘What are you going to do when something bad happens?’” said Stephenson, a PhD candidate in microbiology […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: 2019 Novel Coronavirus, biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, biomedical research, coronavirus, COVID-19, graduate education, service to others

• Reflections of BGE First-Gens

  (May 15, 2020) — What does it mean to be a first-generation college graduate? It means making hard decisions, navigating unique paths, and working hard to accomplish your dreams. For the parents of first-generation students, their journey has not been easy. Some have experienced financial hardship, others have had to leave their home countries — […]

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: BGE Commencement 2020, biomedical education, Biomedical Graduate Education, student achievement

• NIH Awards $24.3M to Georgetown and Howard Universities to Support Clinical and Translational Research

  WASHINGTON (May 1, 2020) — The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) has received a $24.3 million Clinical and Translational Science Award from the National Center for Advancing Translational Science, a part of the National Institutes of Health. The competitive renewal represents the third 5-year award for the center, which has secured […]

  Category: News Release Tags: biomedical education, biomedical research, CTSA, diversity, funding awards, GHUCCTS, health disparities, partnerships