All Posts: student research
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Inaugural Vicini Dissertation Award Winner Michel Fallah Seeks to Answer the ‘Why’s of Brain Disease
Michel Fallah (G’25, M’27) credits recently retired professor Stefano Vicini with helping her to find a focus in biomedical research: Using electrophysiology, the measurement…
May 16, 2026
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Biomedical PhD Students Distill Their Discoveries in Three Minute Thesis Competition
Two biomedical PhD students put their science communication skills to the test in the Three Minute Thesis competition, which challenges graduate students to summarize their…
May 12, 2026
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Student-Driven Research Highlighted at 2026 Undergraduate Research Conference
The 2026 Undergraduate Research Conference at the School of Health brought together undergraduate researchers from across campus on April 15 for a daylong showcase of student…
April 24, 2026
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Students Win Top Prize at Big East Research Tournament
School of Health senior Junyi “Jim” Wang (H’26) and sophomore Grace Chu (C’28) in the College of Arts & Sciences won first place in the health sciences and biomedical…
March 25, 2026
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School of Nursing Graduate Student Evaluates Novel Motorbike Ambulance Service To Improve Maternal Health in Rural Kenya
Alexandra (“Alex”) Jones (G’26), BSN, RN, a BSN-DNP and Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) graduate student in Georgetown’s Berkley School of Nursing, traveled to rural…
February 20, 2026
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To Take the Pulse of Violent Trauma, Nurse Transfers from the Trauma Bay to the Classroom
This fall, Kenyatta Hazlewood (G’28) began her PhD in nursing to deepen her commitment to trauma prevention and intervention efforts and advance health equity through research.…
December 9, 2025
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New Study Supports the Value of Medical Humanities in Illuminating the Root Causes of Health Care Disparities in Washington, D.C.
A new study analyzing dozens of published papers over five decades focusing on health care disparities in Washington, D.C., found that those that employed medical humanities…
December 2, 2025
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School of Health Student Presents Foundational Cancer Research at International Conference
School of Health student Keerthana Ramanathan (H’26) presented her team's foundational cancer research at the 37th International Papillomavirus Conference (IPVS) in Bangkok,…
November 21, 2025
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School of Medicine Class of 2028 Presents Summer Research
On October 29, students in the School of Medicine’s Class of 2028 presented their research projects at the 2025 Summer Research Scholars Capstone.…
November 5, 2025
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Student Research Day Celebrates 40th Year at Georgetown
Student Research Day has given generations of biomedical scientists-in-training their start. This year, Student Research Day celebrated its 40th anniversary on Oct. 15 with a…
October 21, 2025