News Archive
Karen A. Wright, PhD, PA-C, was named assistant dean for student life and academic support of health sciences at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Wright is an assistant professor and interim chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies and the PA program director.
The prestigious fellowship provides $32,000 in funding for a year of cardiovascular research, with a bonus of $8,000 for travel expenses to find the ideal lab.
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.
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.
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.
Elizabeth Tanzi, M.D., associate clinical professor dermatology, spoke to Bustle for an article about ways to keep nails healthy during the summer.
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.
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.
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.
