All Posts: coronavirus
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- News Release
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
- News Release
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
- News Release
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
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March 31, 2020
- News Release
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