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Children’s National, in partnership with The George Washington University, receives second Clinical and Translational Science Award
Lisa M. Guay-Woodford, M.D., director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Children’s National (CTSI-CN) and Hudson Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Vice President for Clinical and Translational Science, and Robert H. Miller, Ph.D., co-director of the CTSI-CN and…
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GW Researcher Finds Genetic Cause of New Type of Muscular Dystrophy
Chiara Manzini, Ph.D., assistant professor in pharmacology & physiology, published research in the American Journal of Human Genetics about a newly discovered mutation in the INPP5K gene, which leads to short stature, muscle weakness, intellectual disability, and cataracts, and…
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La Roche-Posay and the George Washington University Publish Unprecedented International Study on Sun Protection Behavior and Skin Cancer Awareness
A large international survey, published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology by researchers from La Roche-Posay and GW, asked nearly 20,000 participants about their sun protection behavior and skin cancer awareness.
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GW Formally Launches New GW Cancer Center
GW formally launched the GW Cancer Center with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 7.
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GW Researcher Develops Mouse Model for Studying Development of Visual Cortex
Matthew Colonnese, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology, published a paper in the Journal of Neuroscience establishing a mouse model for human fetal electrographic development. 
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NIH Awards Nocturnal Product Development and GW a $2.27M Phase II STTR Grant for Preclinical Development of Cardiac Imaging System
Narine Sarvazyan, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and physiology, parntered with Noctural Product Development to receive a $2.27 million Phase II STTR grant to support ongoing efforts to design, produce, and test real-time lesion visualization tools for cardiac ablation procedures. 
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New Study Finds Chronic Wound Patients Who Never Receive Opioids Heal Faster
Victoria Shanmugam, M.D., associate professor of medicine, published a study in Wound Repair and Regeneration finding that opioid exposure is associated with reduced likelihood of healing in patients with chronic wounds. 
Dr. Adam Friedman posing for a portrait
GW Dermatologist Publishes Paper Highlighting Common Misdiagnosis for Fungal Skin Infection
Adam Friedman, M.D., associate professor, director of the residency program, and director of translational research in the Department of Dermatology, published a survey in the Jounral of the American Academy of Dermatology finding many fungal skin infections may be misdiagnosed. 
GW Researchers Receive $2.2M Grant to Study HERV Expression in Cancer
GW researchers received a $2.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to uncover why certain cancer types increase whereas others are unchanged or even decrease in those with HIV infection.
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GW Researcher Publishes Review of New Payment Reforms in JAMA Cardiology
Steven Farmer, M.D., Ph.D., associate director of the Center for Healthcare Policy and Research and associate professor of medicine, published a review in JAMA Cardiology encouraging cardiologists to participate in emerging payment models. 
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