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Marie Borum, M.D., Ed.D. ‘03, M.P.H. ‘95, RESD ’88, director of gastroenterology and liver diseases and professor of medicine, has been accepted as a member of the 2014-2015 class of fellows in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program.
The Avon Foundation announced a $100,000 grant to The George Washington University Cancer Institute at the 12th annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Washington, D.C.
David Mendelowitz, Ph.D., vice chair and professor of pharmacology and physiology, recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience on how heart rate increases in response to alertness in the brain.
John Hawdon, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, was recently published in the Journal of Parasitology for his recommendations of sustainable solutions for controlling soil-transmitted helminths infections.
Nikki Posnack, Ph.D., a post-doctoral pharmacology and physiology researcher, received a $209,926 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study plastics and their potential human health risks, particularly in the cardiovascular system.
Cynthia Tracy, M.D., director of electrophysiology, associate director of cardiology, and professor of medicine, was recently recognized by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for her contribution to the 2014 Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial…
The GW Cancer Institute has launched its sixth module on cancer recovery and rehabilitation. This module is released one year after the Cancer Survivorship E-Learning Series for Primary Care Providers was launched in collaboration with the American Cancer Society and the Centers for Disease…
Laura Tosi, M.D., associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, was featured in Medical Xpress for her research finding that African American children with a genetic predisposition to diabetes may be able to reduce their risk by getting the USDA-recommended dose of calcium.
Ruth Uppercu Paul’s generous $1 million gift to the High Risk Breast and Ovarian Cancer Clinic at the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) will enable the clinic to fund two genetic counselors and provide patient assistance support for genetic screening and counseling.…
Andrew Heyman, M.D., director of the Integrative Medicine Program and assistant professor of physical therapy and health care sciences, was quoted in the University Herald for an article on the newly launched, online Integrative Medicine Program at the George Washington University School of…