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Graduate Students, Experts Gather for GU’s 14th Annual Nuclear Security Summit
Hosted annually since 2013 by Georgetown’s Biohazardous Threat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases (BHTA) program, the Nuclear Security Summit focuses on the risks and…
February 13, 2026
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What Repetitive Head Impacts Do to the Brain
Neuroscience professor Mark Burns explores what happens in the brain during head impacts and how to possibly treat related neurodegenerative.…
February 12, 2026
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Innovative Biomedical Research Projects Net Ph.D. Students ARCS Scholar Awards
From cancer research to plant genetics, Georgetown STEM Ph.D. students’ award-winning research has real-world impact. Meet the BGE students whose work has earned them a spot in…
February 9, 2026
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Cancer Frontiers Symposium Highlights Treatment Challenges, Emerging Technologies
Biomedical Graduate Education (BGE) faculty and students in December hosted a symposium focused on challenges and possibilities in cancer treatment. “Cancer Frontiers: Rare…
January 28, 2026
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Research Finds New Tool to Predict Long-Term Heart Risk After Breast Cancer Treatment
Breast cancer survivors are known to be at higher risk for cardiovascular conditions. Georgetown and MedStar researchers developed a statistical model to identify factors that…
January 26, 2026
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Inaugural Thomas A. Reynolds III Return to Function Challenge Grant Recipients Selected
Faculty from a variety of BGE programs are involved with two translational science teams, working to improve stroke recovery and fight Parkinson's disease. The teams' new funding…
January 14, 2026
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New Understanding of How to Harness the Immune System to Fight Cancer
Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new way to reprogram T cells, which are infection and tumor-fighting white blood,…
January 14, 2026
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4 Tips To Counter Brain Rot in 2026, According to Medical School Professors
BGE faculty share advice for keeping your brain healthy as part of Georgetown's "Ask a Professor".…
January 12, 2026
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PharmedOut Team Weighs In on Promotion of Hormone Therapy for Menopause
In an opinion essay in STAT, members of GUMC's evidence-based prescribing project discuss the history of hormone therapy for menopause: "Women should be wary of influencers…
January 8, 2026
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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