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Method Developed to Identify Best Treatment Combinations for Glioblastoma Based on Unique Cellular Targets
Researchers at Georgetown's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center developed a new computational approach that uncovers possible drugs for specific cellular targets for treating…
January 7, 2026
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Clearing the Brain of Aging Cells Could Aid Epilepsy and Reduce Seizures
A new study from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center found that this form of epilepsy can be treated in mice by either genetically or pharmaceutically eradicating…
December 22, 2025
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Professor Makes Strides in Pancreatic Cancer Detection and Treatment
With a five-year survival rate of only 3%, pancreatic cancer has the lowest survival rate of all cancers. Tumor Biology Program faculty member Jill P. Smith, professor of…
December 19, 2025
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Former Federal Employees Find Renewed Purpose in Georgetown Graduate Programs
Amid a mass reduction in federal government jobs, Georgetown has started a scholarship program to help current and recent federal civil workers to pursue a master's degree.…
December 19, 2025
- 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
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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