The threat of dengue fever and the prevalence of parasitic infections are realities for tens of thousands of people in the United States. Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Research Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, says these infections threaten the poorest people living in the Gulf Coast states and in Washington, D.C.
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A new research study led by Pedro Gazzinelli Guimaraes, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, titled “Unraveling the Hidden Regulator: Deciphering Endogenous Retroelement Control of Allergic Type 2 Immune Response,” seeks to understand how dormant viruses in…
George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences faculty members Andrea A. Anderson, MD, MEd ’23, and Wanda K. Nicholson, MD, MPH, MBA, along with GW Law Dean and Harold H. Green Professor of Law Dayna Bowen Matthew, JD, PhD, were among the 90 regular members and 10…
The George Washington University’s 8th Annual Cardiovascular Symposium, organized by the GW Heart & Vascular Institute, took place on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at the American College of Cardiology Heart House in Washington, DC.