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George Washington University researchers have identified a key molecule in certain kinds of breast cancers that prevent immune cells from entering tumors and killing the cancer cells inside. The paper and its findings, published today in Nature, could pave the way toward a new treatment for…
Dean Bass comments on recent antisemitic vandalism on the GW Campus.
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to announce that Mary L. Warner, DBH, PA-C, will serve as the new chair of its Department of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies. GW SMHS is home to one of the first and top-ranked PA programs…
Adam Friedman, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Misty Eleryan, MD, RESD ’20, former GW chief dermatology resident and current fellowship-trained Mohs micrographic surgeon, have developed…
(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, along with Thomas LeBlanc, President of George Washington (GW) University, Dr. Barbara Bass, CEO of the GW Medical Faculty Associates and Dean of the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Kimberly Russo, Group Vice President of the…
In a recent study, Tim McCaffrey, PhD, professor of medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, led a team of researchers conducting the largest RNA expression analysis of human coronary artery disease to date.
Yolanda Haywood, MD, RESD ’87, BS ’81, CERT ’04, professor of emergency medicine, was selected to serve as the senior associate dean for diversity and faculty affairs for the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, effective Aug.1, 2021.
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) announced that Robert H. Miller, PhD, will serve as the vice dean for research and academic affairs, effective Aug. 1, 2021. Miller has been serving on an interim basis in this role since early 2020.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences researchers have been awarded a $3.6 million contract to genetically modify commensal organisms to produce antidotes for harmful biological and chemical agents, such as anthrax, Ebola, and even COVID-19.
On Sept. 9, 2021, NASA Astronaut Dr. Kjell Lindgren presented Grand Rounds to an SMHS audience of students, faculty and staff. During his remarks, he reflected on his journey to becoming an astronaut, spoke about the goals he set for himself, and talked about moments that did not go as…