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Called To Be a Space Biologist, Postdoc Participates in Selective NASA Program

A NASA program is putting Georgetown postdoctoral fellow Geraldine Vitry, PhD, a step closer to realizing her goal of contributing to humans walking on.…

November 20, 2023

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Georgetown Global Health Center Launches First Open-Access Wildlife Disease Database

Georgetown University Medical Center’s Center for Global Health Science and Security (GHSS) today announces the launch of a first-of-its-kind wildlife disease database — a…

November 15, 2023

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Computer Models Fill Critical Knowledge Gaps To Help Reduce Cancer Disparities

Reducing health disparities in incidence and mortality for major types of cancers can be aided by sophisticated computer modeling efforts, according to new, wide-ranging…

November 8, 2023

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Georgetown Co-Leads New NIH-Funded Multi-Institutional ALS Clinical Research Consortium

In an effort to disrupt the ALS clinical research landscape in the U.S., the National Institutes of Health has announced the establishment of a transformative national clinical…

November 3, 2023

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Tobacco Regulations Center Receives $20 Million for Tobacco Use Research

The Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations (CAsToR) — a collaboration among Georgetown University, the University of Michigan, and the British Columbia (BC) Cancer…

November 1, 2023

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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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Called To Be a Doctor-Doctor: MD/PhDs at Georgetown Move From Bench to Bedside and Back

A subset of Georgetown students have made the decision to pursue both scientific research and clinical training through the MD/PhD program — allowing them to get the best of…

October 19, 2023

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Working in Extreme Heat: Deaths Underestimated and Protections Fall Short

Writing in the New England Journal of Medicine, two occupational health experts outline three necessary steps to close gaps in the management of workers impacted by extreme heat…

August 30, 2023

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Drinking Kombucha May Reduce Blood Sugar Levels in People with Type 2 Diabetes

People with Type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed a similar-tasting…

August 1, 2023

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Researchers Discuss Cognitive Function and Aging at 2nd Annual Healthy Aging Symposium

About 150 participants registered for this year's Health Aging Symposium, which featured panel discussions on neuroscience, cancer, and healthy aging in the community, as well as…

July 28, 2023