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Yolanda Haywood, MD, RESD ’87, BA ’81, associate dean for diversity, inclusion, and student affairs and associate professor of emergency medicine, at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received a $1.2 million grant for the Upward Bound program for which she is the principal…

Alison K. Hall, PhD, is the new associate dean for research workforce development at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. 

Walter Jean, MD, professor of neurological surgery, was interviewed live on WUSA9 about diagnosis and treatment of glioblastoma brain tumors following Sen. John McCain's diagnosis. He also spoke to NBC4.

Adam Friedman, MD, associate professor of dermatology, spoke to Prevention for an article discussing various methods of protecting against skin cancer.

Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA, associate center director for patient-centered initiatives and health equity at GW Cancer Center, accepted a check from the Avon Foundation at the annual Avon Walk in Washington, D.C. The money will fund a patient navigator who will provide resources to help breast…

A team of researchers at GW Cancer Center found that T-cells lacking in the HDAC11 enzyme performed better in attacking cancer tumor cells. This research highlights the importance of treating HDAC11 as an immunotherapeutic target.

Allistair Abraham, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, was interviewed by NBC4 for a segment about a "half match" bone marrow transplant procedure for sickle cell patients. 

Robert Kaiser, MD, associate professor of medicine, authored an editorial for Frontiers, the newsletter of the American Academy of Home Care Medicine, about health care policy and the debate about who should shoulder the cost of health care.

Allison Harvey, MPH, CHES, senior manager of healthcare professional education at the Institute for Patient-Centered Initiatives and Health Equity and Mandi Pratt-Chapman, MA, director of the Institute for Patient-Centered Initiatives and Health Equity and associate center director for the GW…

The members of the PA Class of 2019 received their short white coats at the Convocation and White Coat Ceremony on June 30.