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Medical Student Miriam Toaff Commemorates Mother’s Memory, Celebrates Patients
In Toaff’s annual event, Brighten Someone’s Day, medical students deliver handmade cards, balloons, and flowers to patients at the George Washington University Hospital.
Genetic Variation by RNA Splicing May Lead to Tumor Aggressiveness and Drug Resistance in African American Men with Prostate Cancer
Norman Lee, PhD, professor of pharmacology and physiology, published research in Nature Communications finding that a form of genetic variation, called differential RNA splicing, may have a role in tumor aggressiveness and drug resistance in African American men with prostate cancer. 
Q&A with Stephen Teach: The Relationship Between Allergies and Asthma
 Stephen J. Teach, M.D., M.P.H., chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Children’s National Health System, talks about the relationship between allergies and asthma and the future in asthma care.
Sens. Sanders, Cruz Face Off in Debate on Affordable Care Act
Standing on the stage in GW's Jack Morton Auditorium on Feb. 7, Senators Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) debated the state of the U.S. health care system — with Cruz calling for total repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and Sanders making his case for a single-payer health system.
Streamlining a Solution
Raja Mazumder, Ph.D., works with the FDA to create a framework for standardizing computational biology algorithms.
Gold Humanism: Seeing the ‘Life that Colors the Background’ of Every Patient
During the Gold Humanism Honor Society Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care, students from SMHS could be found at GW Hospital writing posters about the importance of humanism in medical care and learning about patients’ interests.
Researchers in the GW Department of Dermatology to Speak, Present Posters at the 2017 American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting
Clinicians and researchers from the GW Department of Dermatology will present on a variety of topics, including nanotechnology,  fungal infections of the skin, cannabis for autoimmune diseases, contact dermatitis, and public health threats at the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of…
GW Researchers Develop Testing Program to Study Potency for Neglected Tropical Disease Vaccines
Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) have developed a way to test recombinant vaccines for their ability to stay effective after years of storage. This is an important next step in the development of a recombinant hookworm vaccine being developed at GW.
GW Cancer Center Appoints Renowned Clinical Investigator, Mitchell R. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., as Associate Center Director for Clinical Investigations
Mitchell R. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed as the associate center director for clinical investigations at the GW Cancer Center. In this role, Smith will be responsible for overseeing all clinical cancer research and the clinical cancer research infrastructure of the GW Cancer Center.
Alumni Class Gift Supports Wellness Grand Rounds: How to Block Burnout
Burnout among physicians, residents, and medical students is a growing issue, but according to Lotte N. Dyrbye, M.D., M.H.P.E., professor of medicine and of medical education at Mayo Clinic, there are things clinicians can do to achieve better well-being.