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The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) celebrated one of its own, New York State Commissioner of Health Howard Alan Zucker, MD ’82, LLM, on May 18 at the 62nd Annual Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (AΩA) Awards and Induction Banquet.

Linda Herbert, Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, spoke to The Washington Post for an article about how some bullies are using peanuts to torment children with food allergies.

Adam Friedman, M.D., associate professor of dermatology, spoke to Healthline about researchers who are trying to develop a sunscreen that mimics the body's own protection mechanisms.

Alison Heru, M.D., discussed how illness, patients, and families interact during the 7th Annual Stokes Endowment Lecture on Marriage, Family Life, and Human Sexual Behavior.

Kevin Pelphrey, Ph.D., director of Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute and professor of pharmacology and physiology, was quoted in a Loudoun Now article about the development of GW's new Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute in Ashburn, Virginia.

Jesse Pines, M.D., director for the Center of Healthcare Innovation and Research Policy, and professor of emergency medicine, spoke to Forbes about the applications of virtual reality technology in healthcare.

Colin Young, Ph.D, published research in the Journal of Clinical Investigation Insight showing that endoplasmic reticulum stress in the brain may contribute to development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Anelia Horvath, Ph.D., associate research professor of pharmacology & physiology, published research in the New England Journal of Medicine finding that some women with BRCA 1/2 genetic mutations also have the co-occurrence of a rare COMT genetic variant. 

Elizabeth Tanzi, M.D., associate clinical professor dermatology, spoke to Bustle for an article about ways to keep nails healthy during the summer.

Graduates from SMHS health sciences programs received their diplomas on May 20 at Lisner Auditorium in front of friends, family and faculty.