Archive: Tumor Biology
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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 cells,…
January 14, 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
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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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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
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Toretsky Named Inaugural Hyundai Hope on Wheels Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology
In honor of his dedication to pediatric cancer research, Jeffrey A. Toretsky, MD, professor of oncology at Georgetown University School of Medicine, was formally named the…
September 8, 2025
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Rate of Rare Liver Cancer High Among Russian Nuclear Workers, Particularly Women, Study Finds
A new study of Russian nuclear workers, one of only a few to examine liver cancer in people exposed to radiation in a chronic, low-dose occupational setting, finds higher rates…
August 29, 2025