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Bio3 Seminar Series for Fall 2013
The Bio3 Seminar Series meets every second and fourth Friday of the month, during the academic year, from 10:00-11:00 am in Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D, 4000…
September 19, 2013
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Scientific Method on Display at Student Research Day
Student Research Day 2013 was held July 10, giving graduate students a forum to showcase their research pursuits. This year, students presented 27 posters in the Preclinical…
July 16, 2013
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A Modern Day Virus Hunter
First there was SARS, now there is MERS, a virus called a “threat to the entire world.” GUMC’s Daniel Lucey, MD, MPH, is trying to help the infectious disease community…
July 3, 2013
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Exposure to Space Radiation Reduces Ability of Intestinal Cells to Destroy Oncoprotein
WASHINGTON — Two studies funded by NASA and presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 help explain why space radiation may increase the risk of colorectal cancer in.…
June 20, 2013
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Brain Imaging Study Eliminates Differences in Visual Function as a Cause of Dyslexia
A new brain imaging study of dyslexia shows that differences in the visual system do not cause the disorder, but instead are likely a.…
June 6, 2013
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“Different Kind of Stem Cell” Possesses Attributes Favoring Regenerative Medicine
WASHINGTON -- A research team at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center say the new and powerful cells they first created in the laboratory a year ago constitute a new…
April 17, 2013
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NSF Fellowships go to Neuroscience Graduate Students, Two Alumni
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named two current students and two alumni of Georgetown as 2013 graduate.…
April 16, 2013
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Difficulty in Recognizing Faces in Autism Linked to Performance in a Group of Neurons
Neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have discovered a brain anomaly that explains why some people diagnosed with autism cannot easily recognize—…
March 18, 2013
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Series of Studies First to Examine Acupuncture’s Mechanisms of Action
In a series of studies at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC), researchers are demonstrating how acupuncture can significantly reduce the stress hormone response in an…
March 14, 2013
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Giuseppe Giaccone Joins Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
WASHINGTON — Internationally recognized lung cancer expert Giuseppe Giaccone, MD, PhD, has joined Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, a part of MedStar Georgetown…
February 15, 2013