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Students Leave BGE Programs Inspired by Courses, Faculty and Opportunities

(May 19, 2019) — More than 550 students graduated from Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) certificate, master’s and PhD programs over this past year, with many returning to…

May 19, 2019

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For Many HIV+ Women, Daily Survival Takes Precedence Over Viral Suppression

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (May 17, 2019) — According to scientists who study women infected with HIV, statistics often paint an impressionist…

May 17, 2019

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Zebrafish Research Strengthens Students’ Interest in STEM

(April 26, 2019) — Participating in high-impact studies, peering into a fluorescence microscope and tracking cancer cells in animal models are all things Eric Glasgow, PhD,…

April 26, 2019

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Students Share Projects at NHS-Organized Undergraduate Research Conference

April 17, 2019

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Personalized Medicine Clinical Trial Underway for Type of Incontinence Common in Women

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (April 2, 2019) — A novel clinical trial aims to reverse the cause of a common problem among older women — accidental…

April 2, 2019

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Georgetown-Led Study Leads to First FDA-Approved Drug in Decades to Improve Survival in Small Cell Lung Cancer

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (March 18, 2019) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval today of atezolizumab (Tecentriq®, Genentech) in…

March 18, 2019

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Researchers Decode How Cancer Drug Works in Brains of Parkinson’s Disease Patients

MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (March 12, 2019) — Laboratory analysis from the first arm of a phase II clinical trial testing the use of nilotinib in…

March 12, 2019

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Facing a Difficult Diagnosis, Why One Patient Chooses to Confront Cancer at Georgetown Lombardi

(March 7, 2019) — While living in Chattanooga, Tenn., Adam Skipper was one of the primary caregivers for his 69-year-old mother before pancreatic cancer took her life. In…

March 7, 2019

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Carnegie Renews Classification of Georgetown as ‘Very High Research University’

February 26, 2019

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A Commitment To Evidence Helps Merenstein Thrive As Physician-Scientist

(February 15, 2019) —As a tenured professor and the director of research programs in the department of family medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Daniel…

February 15, 2019