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GUMC Study Finds New Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer in Mice, Moves to Clinical Trial

GUMC Study Finds New Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer in Mice, Moves to Clinical Trial

By Taylor Young February 15, 2024

Georgetown University researchers have begun a clinical trial for a new pancreatic cancer treatment that they found successful in mice, Georgetown University Medical Center announced Feb. 2. Dr. Louis...

Neuroscience Conference Draws Over 25,000 Attendees to Washington, D.C.

Neuroscience Conference Draws Over 25,000 Attendees to Washington, D.C.

By Pallavi Bommareddy November 15, 2023

Neuroscience 2023, the largest scientific conference in the world, drew over 25,000 attendees from around the world to Washington, D.C. this year from Nov. 11 to Nov. 15. The conference, organized...

GUMC, O’Neill Institute Host Naloxone Training in Honor of International Overdose Awareness Day

GUMC, O’Neill Institute Host Naloxone Training in Honor of International Overdose Awareness Day

By Allie Stevens September 8, 2023

The Addiction and Public Policy Initiative at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law and the HoyaDOPE Project at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, a student group dedicated...

Georgetown Graduate Received Citizen Award from Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Georgetown Graduate Received Citizen Award from Congressional Medal of Honor Society

By Priyasha Chakravarti April 22, 2022

A Georgetown University graduate received the 2022 Citizens Honors Award for Service by the Congressional Medal of Honor Society for providing medical relief and training in global conflict zones.  Aaron...

Georgetown Medicine Students Host Melanin in Medicine Event Series

Georgetown Medicine Students Host Melanin in Medicine Event Series

By Annie Kane March 4, 2022

Students from the Georgetown University Medical Center’s (GUMC) chapter of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), a national network of medical students of color, hosted an event series titled...

Georgetown Course Highlights Diverse Perspectives of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Georgetown Course Highlights Diverse Perspectives of the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Minoli Ediriweera February 3, 2022

A course offered in fall 2021, titled “How To End A Pandemic,” highlights the impact individuals from various sectors had on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.    Rebecca Katz,...

Georgetown Professors Publish Report on AI Model Results, Predict Potential Future SARS-related Virus Sources

Georgetown Professors Publish Report on AI Model Results, Predict Potential Future SARS-related Virus Sources

By Akashdiya Chakraborty January 21, 2022

A team of international researchers, including professors from the Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) worked with sources of past zoonotic viruses in order to develop models to predict where...

University Launching New Spring Courses, Developing New Major

University Launching New Spring Courses, Developing New Major

By Ishaan Rai November 8, 2019

Georgetown College is offering new undergraduate course opportunities in American Sign Language and interdisciplinary studies for the Spring 2020 semester as well as developing a new medical humanities...

Study Shows How Brains Visual Processing Can Fail

Study Shows How Brain’s Visual Processing Can Fail

By Elizabeth Brenneman November 1, 2019

A crash in visual processing can occur when the brain is overwhelmed with more information than it can handle and visual stimuli do not make the full journey to and from the front of the brain, according...

Early Alzheimer’s Can Lead To Overspending, Study Shows

Early Alzheimer’s Can Lead To Overspending, Study Shows

By Elizabeth Brenneman November 1, 2019

Early stages of Alzheimer’s disease weaken cognitive abilities to make responsible financial decisions before diagnosis, according to a new study released by the Georgetown University Medical Center...

GU Medical Students Fundraise for Abortion Training

By Amy Li May 15, 2019

Student petitioners with the unrecognized group Medical Students for Choice have started a fundraiser to raise money for an off-campus medical workshop after meeting with Georgetown University School of...

New Branch of GU Medical Center Appoints Leadership

New Branch of GU Medical Center Appoints Leadership

By Riley Rogerson April 26, 2019

A center to promote public health and equal access to health care worldwide announced the appointment of its first directors April 15, as the Georgetown University Medical Center continues to expand its...

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