Research News

A research team led by Brad Jones, PhD, from GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences found that HIV-infected cells are resistant to CD8+ T-cells. The research was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, in collaboration with a team of researchers at the George Washington University and the René Rachou Institute, have received funding from the National Institutes of Health for a Phase Ib clinical trial for a Schistosomiasis…
Kenneth Harwood, PhD, PT, associate professor of clinical research and leadership, received the Health Services Research Pipeline Grant from the Foundation for Physical Therapy to study how the timing of physical therapy (PT) care and provider mix affects health care costs, utilization, and short-…
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that distinguished researcher and neural development pioneer, Sally A. Moody, PhD, professor of anatomy and regenerative biology, has been appointed to serve as chair of the Department of Anatomy and Regenerative Biology…
Jesse Pines, MD, MBA, director of the Center for Healthcare Innovation and Policy Research and professor of emergency medicine, and Arvind Venkat, MD, chair of research at US Acute Care Solutions, co-authored a report published in Annals of Emergency Medicine finding major measurement issues in…
Shawneequa Callier, JD, MA, associate professor of clinical research and leadership, received the 2017 Genome Recognition of Employee Accomplishments and Talents Award from the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences will participate in the First International Scientific Research Summit of the GW-Spain Consortium in Madrid on Dec. 1–2.
Ameet Singh, MD, co-authored a study that details the successful trial of a frontal sinus impant that allows anti-inflammatory drugs into the frontal sinus tissue of patients with chronic sinusitis. The research was published in JAMA Otolaryngology – Health & Neck Surgery.
GW and the FDA have published a BioCompute Object Specification Document for research and clinical trial use, which details a new framework for communication of High-throughput Sequencing computations and data analysis, known as BioCompute Objects. 
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) partnered with Research!America to participate in its “Reasons for Research” campaign.