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The GW Institute for Neuroscience hosted its 4th Annual Neuroscience Symposium.

Katherine Chretien, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, published an editorial about the Department of Veterans Affairs and how the recent bad press may be overshadowing the great work taking place at the VA everyday…

Mary Corcoran, Ph.D., associate dean for faculty development for health sciences and professor of clinical research and leadership, served as editor of the newly published book, titled "Self-Paced Clinical Course - Neurocognitive Disorders (NCDs): Interventions to Support Occupational…

Graduating students from the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences M.D. Program celebrated their induction into the Gold Humanism Honor Society.

Valerie Hu, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine and associate professor of genetics, served as editor of the newly published book, “Frontiers in Autism Research.”

Paul Marvar, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology, was awarded a $721,435 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study stress-induced hypertension and its effects on the neuroimmune system.

Katherine Chretien, M.D., associate professor of medicine, was recently published in the journal Academic Medicine for an essay on teaching physical diagnosis to medical students.

Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct professor of medicine, recently published a paper in Neurobiology of Aging, outlining seven dietary and lifestyle guidelines to boost brain health and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

David Mendelowitz, Ph.D., vice chair and professor of pharmacology and physiology, was published in The Journal of Physiology for his research article, "Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia-hypercapnia Blunts Heart Rate Responses and Alters Neurotransmission to Cardiac Vagal Neurons."

Casey B. Nelson, a second-year physician assistant (PA) student, was selected to receive the American Academy of Physician Assistants Student Academy PAragon-Student award for her exemplary service as a PA student.