Press Releases
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."
Charles Faselis, M.D., associate professor of medicine, and Peter Kokkinos, Ph.D., adjunct professor of physical therapy and health care sciences, were published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension for their study, "Exercise Capacity and All-Cause Mortality in Male Veterans…
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.
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 Control…
WASHINGTON (April 28, 2014) — The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce the establishment of a new, online Integrative Medicine Program, in partnership with the Metabolic Medical Institute.
Carole A. Samango-Sprouse, Ed.D., associate clinical professor of pediatrics, published a study finding that biomarkers could help predict autism spectrum disorders and other developmental delays at nine months old, a year earlier than the current average screening age.
Narine Sarvazyan, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and physiology, has invented a new organ to help return blood flow from veins lacking functional valves.