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Three George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences residents presented findings from their inaugural Global Clinical Care Alliance (GCCA) Global Health Legacy Fellowships, sharing year-long projects on emergency care in Uganda, glaucoma treatment in India and neural tube…
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) has appointed Zareen Zaidi, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, as the new associate dean for faculty affairs and development.
Jaclyn Andricovich, a doctoral student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, recently received a predoctoral Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service (F31) Award from …
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Integrated Biomedical Sciences student Jonathan Lochner received a predoctoral Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service (F31) Award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for his research project, “Restoring HLA-I Expression…
Marcia Firmani, PhD, MSPH, was appointed associate dean for health sciences, effective June 2026. She has served as interim associate dean since January 2026.
The 10th Annual GW Cancer Center Scientific Retreat, “Beyond Bench and Bedside: Breaking Silos in Cancer Care,” featured a keynote address by William G. Nelson, MD, PhD, DSc, director of the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, as well as a series of roundtables focusing…
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences 2026 Promotion, Tenured, and Emeriti Faculty List.
Tommy DeStefanis, a PhD candidate in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences program at George Washington University’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences, received a prestigious NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service (F31) Fellowship from the National Institute of Allergy and…
Two junior faculty members at George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) recently received the GW Cancer Center’s American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (ACS-IRG), which was awarded to Edward Seto, associate center director for basic science at…
Tim McCaffrey, PhD, professor of microbiology, immunology and tropical medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been named GW’s 2026 Inventor of the Year, recognizing years of work translating laboratory discoveries into potentially life-saving…
