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GW Researchers Reveal 18 Novel Subtype-Dependent Genetic Variants for Autism Spectrum Disorders
WASHINGTON (April  27, 2011) — By dividing individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) into four subtypes according to similarity of symptoms and reanalyzing existing genome-wide genetic data on these individuals vs. controls, researchers at the George Washington University School of…
Dr. Peter Hotez, Appointed to National Institutes of Health Council of Councils
WASHINGTON – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced yesterday that Peter Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., a scientist and researcher at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has been appointed to serve as a member of the NIH Council of Councils.
SMHS Receives $400,000 in Grants from the Avon Foundation to Support Breast Cancer Outreach and Research
WASHINGTON – The George Washington University Medical Center received $400,000 in the form of two grants from the Avon Foundation to support patient navigation services and research to develop a new test to assess risk of breast cancer.
mHealth Technology Speeds Cardiac Diagnoses
Handheld ultrasound from new pocket-sized devices now allows cardiac imaging to be performed in locations previously inaccessible to traditional ultrasound. GW researchers have shown that high quality ultrasound heart images can be acquired in a remote setting and transmitted via the internet,…
GW Researcher Editorial on Thyroid Autoantibodies, Preterm Birth, and Miscarriage Featured in May Issue of the British Medical Journal
WASHINGTON (May 10, 2011) - GW Researcher Dr. Alex Stagnaro-Green, and colleagues, have contributed an editorial featured in the May 14 issue of the British Medical Journal reviewing a study that evaluated the relationship between thyroid autoantibodies and both miscarriage and preterm birth.
SMHS Physician Inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology
Reston, VA — Rachel F. Brem, MD, FACR, of  Washington, DC, has been inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology (ACR).
GW Medical Student Receives ASCO 2011 Medical Student Rotation Award
WASHINGTON — Kristina Demas, a third year medical student at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was recently selected to receive the 2011 Medical Student Rotation Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
GW Researchs Receive Award from National Cancer Institute to Study Cancer from a Neglected Tropical Disease
WASHINGTON (June 16, 2011) — Researchers from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) have been awarded a five-year, $500,000-per-year R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
SMHS Student Recognized by the Point Foundation for Exemplary Academics and Leadership in the Community
Dan O’Neill, a third-year medical student pursuing his MD/MPH at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and an HIV awareness activist, is one of 34 scholars, out of 2000 applicants, chosen to receive a scholarship from the Point Foundation.
Dr. James Griffith, Recognized by the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture
Dr. James L. Griffith, professor and interim chair of Psychiatry and Neurology and director of the Psychiatry Residency Program at SMHS, was awarded the Creative Scholarship Award by the Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture (SSPC) at their annual meeting, June 2 – 4.