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GW Researchers Receive $1.6 Million to Improve Cardiac Function During Heart Failure
Researchers at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the GW School of Engineering and Applied Science received $1.6 million from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study a heart-brain connection that could help the nearly 23 million people suffering from heart failure…
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Dr. Pedro A. Jose Elected as NIH Chair of Hypertension and Microcirculation Study Section
Pedro A. Jose, M.D., Ph.D.,  professor of medicine and pharmacology and physiology, was elected as chair of the Hypertension and Microcirculation Study Section at the National Institutes of Health. 
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GW International Medicine Programs Co-Sponsor Scientific Summit at Khon Kaen University in Thailand
The International Medicine Programs at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is co-sponsoring a three-day scientific summit with Khon Kaen University in Thailand. 
Enzyme Shows Therapeutic Potential for Breast Cancer and Other Diseases
Ferid Murad, M.D, Ph.D., university professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine, and Ka Bian, M.D, Ph.D., M.B.A., associate research professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine, published a paper in The FASEB Journal finding a potential new "wonder drug" for illnesses such as breast…
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Urgent Matters is Accepting Submissions for the 2016 Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award
Urgent Matters, Philips Blue Jay Consulting, and Schumacher Group are now accepting submissions for the 2016 Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award, a competitive opportunity that fosters innovation in emergency departments nationwide.
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GW Researcher, Shawneequa Callier, J.D., Co-Authors Perspective Article on the Challenges of Self-Reported Race Data and Precision Medicine
WASHINGTON (May 25, 2016) – Shawneequa Callier, J.D., assistant professor of clinical research and leadership in the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, is a co-author on a Perspective article featured in the May 26 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine titled, “Will Precision…
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GW Receives $2 Million for Phase 1 Clinical Trial to Test Hookworm Vaccines in Endemic Area
David Diemert, M.D., associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, and Jeffrey Bethony, Ph.D., professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to work on a phase 1 clinical trial to…
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Nanoparticles Used to Prevent Inflammatory Acne Through Slow-Released Nitric Oxide
GW researcher and dermatologist, Adam Friedman, M.D., and colleagues, find that the release of nitric oxide over time may be a new way to treat and prevent acne through nanotechnology.
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GW Researchers Find that Men Referred for Borderline Testosterone Levels Have Higher Rates of Depression and Depressive Symptoms
Researchers at the George Washington University (GW), led by Michael S. Irwig, M.D., found that men referred for tertiary care for borderline testosterone levels had much higher rates of depression and depressive symptoms than those of the general population.
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Eduardo M. Sotomayor, M.D., Renowned Cancer Researcher and Physician-Scientist, to Lead GW Cancer Center
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the GW University Hospital, and the GW Medical Faculty Associates are pleased to announce the appointment of Eduardo M. Sotomayor, M.D., who will serve as the inaugural director of the GW Cancer Center. As director, Sotomayor will establish the GW…
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