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New 3D-Printed Bone Grafts Could Make Implants Safer and More Effective

At Georgetown, Stella Alimperti, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology in the School of Medicine, is developing 3D-printed bone grafts…

March 31, 2026

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Nurse-Bioethicist Christine Grady Returns to Her Roots at Georgetown

Christine Grady, RN, PhD, FAAN (N’74, G’93), an alumna who has built her career exploring the ethics of biomedical research, has returned to the Hilltop — a place where she…

March 24, 2026

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Innovative Biomedical and Genetics Research Projects Net PhD Students ARCS Scholar Awards

Four doctoral candidates at Georgetown University, including MD/PhD candidate Alexander Lekan (G’26, M’28) in the Tumor Biology Program at the School of Medicine, have been…

February 9, 2026

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Why Research Matters at Georgetown

Georgetown researchers have made significant contributions to every academic field over the university’s long history, from the creation of a life-saving vaccine to the…

September 9, 2025

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Tumor Biology Program Alumnus Jean-Baptiste Mazarati Builds Health Care Excellence in Rwanda

Since graduating from Georgetown with a PhD in Tumor Biology in 2012, Jean-Baptiste Mazarati has emerged as a health leader in his native.…

March 24, 2025

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Georgetown Secures Highest Research Classification for the 30th Year

Georgetown has received the highest classification for its research and training, earning the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’s designation as an …

February 13, 2025

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Georgetown Helps Build a Community of Scholars in Neurorehabilitation

(January 3, 2025) — At the start of the academic year, an innovative initiative launched to support early-career researchers at Georgetown who are dedicated to understanding…

January 3, 2025

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The Brelidze Lab: A Story of Collaboration and Scientific Resilience

Tinatin “Tina” Brelidze, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, studies ion channels, membrane proteins involved in many. …

January 9, 2024

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Doctoral Students Hone Presentation Skills and Build Community at Student Research Day

Hosted by the Georgetown University Medical Center Graduate Student Organization (MCGSO) and Office of Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE), Student Research Day took place…

October 20, 2023

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Determining How a Sugar Molecule Can Affect Cancer Cell Response to Chemoradiotherapy

Researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues who have been exploring the complexities of biochemical pathways involved in cancer…

June 12, 2023