Announcements

MD student Simone Bernstein has been recognized in her hometown of St. Louis as one of the 2019 St. Louis Women of Achievement.
The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists has awarded accreditation to the GW Biorepository based on results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs.
 Aileen Chang, MD, MSPH, will deliver a pitch during CureAccelerator Live! for the Developing World.
Two studies published by Andrew Meltzer, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine at SMHS, focus on improving physicians’ abilities to perform rapid diagnostics for patients in the emergency department.
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences has launched a nutrition concentration for students enrolled in the Master of Science in Health Sciences in Integrative Medicine.
Malika Fair, MD, MPH, was recognized as one of the 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health by the National Minority Quality Forum.
Ian Toma, MD, PhD, co-authored a concept paper proposing a plan for the use of bioinformatics and open data to boost analytical capabilities in countries with limited resources.
Student speakers for the Health Sciences and MD graduation ceremonies have been announced.
A team of faculty and fellows from the Division of Kidney Disease and Hypertension won the 2019 NephMadness Tournament. 
Rong Li, PhD, is conducting research on the regulation of estrogen receptor beta signaling in carcinogenesis.