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- Faculty
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Dissertation Award for BGE Students Will Honor Longtime Professor Stefano Vicini
The inaugural Stefano Vicini Dissertation Award will be presented in May 2026. Vicini, who retired in summer 2025, has been a Georgetown faculty member for 40 years and has…
December 19, 2025
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Georgetown, Institute for Natural Medicine and MedStar to Offer a Continuing Medical Education Course in Whole-Person Health
For decades, BGE has taught graduate students about the intersections between biomedicine and alternative health practices. Now, Integrative Medicine & Health Sciences Director…
December 19, 2025
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Giving an Effective Presentation: Student Research Day Winners’ Advice
Student Research Day is an annual opportunity for BGE Ph.D. students to show off their work to biomedical peers, faculty, and the university community at large. The three winners…
December 19, 2025
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Study Reveals New Ways the Brain Regulates Communication Between Neurons
A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues with rewards can be altered by increased or decreased…
December 9, 2025
- Alumni
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SMP Alumnus Named Oppenheim Endowed Chair in Pediatric Orthopaedics
Ryan Murray (G’10, M’14), an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Georgetown University School of Medicine, was officially named the William and Patricia Oppenheim…
December 3, 2025
- Alumni
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Physiology Alumna Talks Veterans’ Health, Ketamine Therapy in FOX 5 DC News Interview
“We’re dealing with a lot of mental health issues in the veteran community,” Eshkevari told FOX 5 DC, including for many patients whose conditions don’t improve with…
November 25, 2025
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Low-Glutamate Diet Linked to Brain Changes and Migraine Relief in Veterans with Gulf War Illness
Veterans with Gulf War Illness experienced significant improvement in migraine symptoms after following a diet low in glutamate, a component of flavor enhancing food additives…
November 25, 2025
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Fauci Reflects on Cura Personalis in Patient Care and Public Service at Kovach Lecture
Anthony Fauci, MD (HON’90), spoke with CBS News senior correspondent Norah O’Donnell (C’95, SCS’03, HON’24) about how his career has been guided by the value of cura…
November 12, 2025
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At New Awards Ceremony, IPN Students Celebrate Contributions to Community and Education
Doctoral students in the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience (IPN) spend years together in classes, lab rotations and thesis research. This year, student leaders came up…
November 5, 2025
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Student Research Day Celebrates 40th Year at Georgetown
The event featured 18 student presenters from six different BGE programs, all vying for a top placement in the oral and poster presentation competitions. Attendees from across…
October 21, 2025