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GW Transplant Institute Celebrates 100th Kidney Donation
Kidney recipient Chadia Yacoubou and kidney donor Claire Merwin met for the first time on Aug. 14. They two represent the 100th kidney exchange through the GW Transplant Institute. 
GWish Director Christina Puchalski Attends Meetings on Global Efforts to Improve Palliative Care
Medical and spiritual leaders, including George Washington University (GW) Institute for Spirituality and Health (GWish) Director Christina Puchalski, MD ’94, FACP, FAAHPM, convened in Rome this spring with the commitment to growing patients’ rights to palliative care worldwide.
The Washington Post - Keeping Kaisy Alive: A Mom’s Fight Against Her Child’s Lethal Brain Cancer Leads to Mexico
Javad Nazarian, PhD, associate professor of integrative systems biology and pediatrics, was quoted by The Washington Post in an article about a young girl diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.
HuffPost - Kazem Kazempour: Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher
Kazem Kazempour, PhD, adjunct professor of clinical research and leadership, was interviewed by HuffPost for a profile about his career. 
Medical News Today - How Do Vegetarian Diets Affect Cholesterol Levels?
Neal Barnard, MD, adjunct associate professor of medicine, was mentioned in a Medical News Today article discussing a review and meta-analysis he recently published about the effects of a vegetarian diet on cholesterol levels.
Fred Hutch - Looking for ‘a Multitude of Ways to Cure HIV’
Catherine Bollard, MD, professor of pediatrics and microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, was quoted in a Fred Hutch article about the Conference on Cell and Gene Therapy for HIV Cure.
Global Study Identifies Key Areas for Emergency Department Improvement
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the results of an international research study conducted with the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine & Health Sciences evaluating the…
Daily Mail - Do You Want a Brainy Child? Play 'I Spy' from Day 1
Vittorio Gallo, PhD, associate dean of child health research and professor of pediatrics and of pharmacology and physiology, was quoted by the Daily Mail (United Kingdom) in article discussing his research on how parents can facilitate earlier cognitive development in their children.
9th Annual Spirituality and Health Summer Institute
This year's Annual George Washington Institute of Spirituality and Health Summer Institute included four days of insightful presentations and discussions by and for leaders in spiritual care and palliative care from around the world.
Internationally Renowned Geneticist Eric Vilain, MD, PhD to Chair GW Department of Genomics and Precision Medicine
Eric Vilain, MD, PhD, will serve as chair and professor of the newly re-named Department of Genomics and Precision Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Children’s National Health System.