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Walaa Aldhahri and Zoe McKinnell
Two Hematology and Oncology Fellows Awarded the 2023 Albert L. Tucker and Elizabeth T. Tucker Postdoctoral Fellowship to Pursue Research at GW Cancer Center
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) announced the selection of Hematology and Oncology Fellows, Walaa Aldhahri, MBBS, and Zoë McKinnell, MD, as the 2023 Albert L. Tucker and Elizabeth T. Tucker Postdoctoral Fellowship awardees.
Dr. Elmer Huerta posing for a portrait
GW Cancer Center’s Elmer Huerta invited to White House Cancer Moonshot Forum
Elmer Huerta, MD, MPH, director of the Cancer Preventorium at the George Washington University Cancer Center, has been invited to participate in the White House Cancer Moonshot Colorectal Cancer Forum.
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Hematology and Oncology Fellow Fayez Estephan, MD, Awarded the 2022 The Albert L. and Elizabeth T. Tucker Postdoctoral Fellowship to Pursue Research at GW Cancer Center
The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) announced the selection of Hematology and Oncology Fellow Fayez Estephan, MD, as the 2022 recipient of the Albert L. and Elizabeth T. Tucker Postdoctoral Fellowship for his research project titled, “Her-2…
Julie Bauman posing for a portrait
Julie E. Bauman, MD, MPH, Discusses Progress in the Quest for a Cancer Vaccine with the Washington Post
Julie E. Bauman, MD, MPH, director of the GW Cancer Center, associate dean of cancer and professor of medicine, was featured in the article “Cancer Vaccine Hunt Makes Progress, Finally,” by Lisa Jarvis in the Jan. 3 edition of the Washington Post. Bauman discussed the traction MRNA vaccine trials…
Ruta Brazinskaite posing for a portrait
Staff Spotlight: Supporting Survivorship, Patient Navigation, and Health Equity with Ruta Brazinskaite
Employee spotlight on program associate with the GW Cancer Center, part of the center’s comprehensive cancer control training and technical assistance initiatives.
GW President Mark Wrighton, Julie Bauman, Jay Katzen, and GW SMHS Dean Barbara Bass posing together
Julie E. Bauman Installed as Dr. Cyrus Katzen Family Director of the GW Cancer Center
Julie E. Bauman, MD, MPH, associate dean of cancer and professor of medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) was installed as the Dr. Cyrus Katzen Family Director of the GW Cancer Center.
Mandi Pratt-Chapman sitting on a bench
Health Care Disparities and the LGBTQI Community
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD ’20, associate center director with the GW Cancer Center, addresses health care disparities, cancer care, and the LGBTQI community.
GW Dermatology and La Roche-Posay Partner to Establish GW Skin Cancer Research Acceleration Fund
The $50,000 gift will be used to support the growth of the George Washington University (GW) Cutaneous Oncology Program, led by Vishal Patel, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and director of cutaneous oncology at the GW Cancer Center.
Mandi Pratt-Chapman and Hannah Arem Awarded Multimillion-Dollar Grant to Improve Racial Equity Among Washington, D.C., Cancer Survivors
Mandi Pratt-Chapman, PhD, associate center director for patient-centered initiatives and health equity at the GW Cancer Center, and Hannah Arem, PhD, scientific director of implementation science at MedStar Health Research Institute, received a $5 million cooperative agreement from the Centers…
GW Taps Julie E. Bauman, MD, MPH, Renowned Cancer Clinician and Researcher, to Serve as Director of the GW Cancer Center
The renowned cancer clinician and researcher starts her new position in March 2022.
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