Scienceline featured a new study published in Journal of Virology finding that prednisone, doxorubicin and vincristine, three immunosuppressive chemotherapy drugs also used in managing bone marrow transplants and severe allergies, are capable of activating some of the most common herpes viruses. The study was authored by SMHS researchers, including Steven Zeichner, Ph.D., M.D., professor of pediatrics.
Scienceline - To Wake a Sleeping Herpes Virus
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The George Washington University has named Andrew W. Artenstein, MD, interim dean of the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and vice president for health affairs, effective March 1.
Barbara Lee Bass, MD, RESD ’86, vice president for health affairs, dean of the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), Walter A. Bloedorn Chair of Administrative Medicine and professor of surgery, announced her decision to retire, effective Feb. 28, 2026.
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and the GW Medical Faculty Associates (GW MFA) are pleased to announce that Jocelyn Rapelyea, MD, RESD ’00, will serve as the chair of the GW Department of Radiology. She has served as interim chair since March 2025…