All Posts: coronavirus

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Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Guide the Search for the Next SARS-like Virus

WASHINGTON (January 10, 2022) — An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has demonstrated the power of artificial intelligence to predict which…

January 10, 2022

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Georgetown’s Rebecca Katz Named Advisor on Biden Coronavirus Task Force

WASHINGTON (November 9, 2020) — Georgetown University Medical Center’s Rebecca Katz, PhD, MPH,  director of the Center for Global Health Science and Security, has been…

November 9, 2020

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Answering 7 Key Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines

WASHINGTON (October 16, 2020) — When a vaccine to reduce the risk of getting COVID-19 becomes available, clinicians will be critical in helping people make decisions about…

October 16, 2020

GUMC Stories

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)…

October 9, 2020

GUMC Stories

Facing Their Greatest Test, Medical School Graduates Prepare to Enter the Fray

(May 17, 2020) — It’s a highly unusual time to be graduating from medical school. Just ask this year’s 187 graduates of Georgetown’s School of Medicine, who are making…

May 17, 2020

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Automated COVID-19 Research Tracking Tool Wins International Data Challenge

Competition Recognizes Six Tools that Visualize Critical Virus-Related Findings WASHINGTON (May 15, 2020) — A new online tool that gathers and organizes COVID-19 research and…

May 15, 2020

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From Immunity Passports to Vaccination Certificates for COVID-19: Scientific, Equitable and Legal Challenges

WASHINGTON (May 4, 2020) — As governments from countries including the U.S., Germany, Italy and the U.K. explore the possibility of issuing so-called “immunity passports,”…

May 4, 2020

GUMC Stories

Everything Old is New Again: Repurposing Drugs Against COVID-19

(April 30, 2020) — Time is of the essence. With thousands of new cases of COVID-19 being diagnosed worldwide along with hundreds of deaths each day as the first wave of the…

April 30, 2020

GUMC Stories

NHS Student Contributes to National Guard’s COVID-19 Response in Florida

March 31, 2020

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A Three-Step Plan to Aid with COVID-19 Supply Shortage

WASHINGTON (March 26, 2020) — Two public health experts propose that the U.S. government undertake a three-step plan to aid in managing the supply of personal protective…

March 26, 2020