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New Event Showcases Research, Innovation, and Tech Entrepreneurship at Georgetown

More than 300 faculty, entrepreneurs, investors, industry executives, and contributors to Georgetown University’s innovation ecosystem gathered this month for the inaugural…

April 28, 2025

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Rise in Claim Denial Rates for Cancer-Related Advanced Genetic Testing

A newly published analysis by Georgetown Lombardi member So-Yeon Kang, PhD, MBA, and colleagues has found that both the use of next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing for cancer…

April 18, 2025

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First Georgetown Nursing Fulbright Recipient To Build an Archive of Indigenous Birthing Practices

As the first Fulbright scholar from the School of Nursing, Lexie Meger (N’24) is building an archive of Brazilian Amazonian birthing practices. She plans to capture how…

April 17, 2025

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Should You Take Antibiotics for a Sinus Infection? Students Are Working To Find Out

In the largest-of-its-kind study, Dan Merenstein, MD, professor in the School of Medicine and School of Health, and co-investigator Nawar Shara of MedStar Health, are…

April 14, 2025

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NIH Funding Advances Health Sciences and Trains Biomedical Leaders at Georgetown University Medical Center

As an R1 research institution, Georgetown University is dedicated to fostering discoveries and scientific advancements while training the next generation of researchers. Nearly .…

April 10, 2025

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More People Now Die at Home After Stroke Than in Medical Facilities

A new analysis finds a significant uptick in the number of people dying at home due to ischemic stroke compared to inpatient medical facilities, and when not at home, individuals…

April 9, 2025

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Toulmin-Supported Research Wins First Place at Scientific Conference

Yousef Aljohani, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Ken Kellar, PhD, took first place for the postdoc poster presentation at the American Society for Pharmacology and…

April 9, 2025

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Georgetown Sweeps BIG EAST Undergraduate Symposium

Three Georgetown students, including a School of Nursing student, took home the three top prizes at the 2025 BIG EAST Undergraduate Research Poster.…

March 17, 2025

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Research Supports Move Toward Better Tailoring Stroke Rehabilitation

A new Georgetown University Medical Center study in collaboration with MedStar Health and the National Institutes of Health exploring a new brain imaging technique is bringing…

March 3, 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