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Nephrology News & Issues - Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease Each a Risk of the Other
A review article in the New England Journal of Medicine by Paul Kimmel, M.D., clinical professor of medicine, and Lakhmir Chawla, M.D., associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, presenting acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease as interconnected syndromes, was…
Physical Therapy Products - George Washington University to Host Conference on Next Generation of Physical Therapists
Ellen Costello, Ph.D., associate director for the program in physical therapy, was mentioned as a keynote speaker for the upcoming conference, “Preparing the Next Generation of Physical Therapists for Innovative Practice,”  in Physical Therapy Products.
Infection Control Today - GW Researcher Unlocks Next Step in Creating HIV-1 Immunotherapy Using Fossil Virus
Douglas Nixon, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Tropical Medicine, was featured in Infection Control Today for his recently published research on an antibody that can neutralize the HIV-1 fossil virus, published in the Cutting-edge Section of the Journal of…
Medical News Today - 'Pathogenic Connection' Between Cancer and Autoimmune Disorders
Linda Kusner, Ph.D., assistant research professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, and Henry Kaminski, M.D., chair of the Department of Neurology, were featured in Medical News Today for their recently published research in PLOS ONE, finding that autoimmune disorders share…
Spotlight on Student's Summer Experiences
SMHS students spent the summer gaining experience through internships around the world.
Hal Jenson, M.D. ’79: Western Michigan’s Founding Dean
Hal Jenson, M.D. ’79, will soon welcome the inaugural class of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, as the institution’s founding dean.
GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences Welcomes Jo Shapiro, M.D.'80, to Deliver Keynote Address at Annual White Coat and Honor Code Ceremony
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) is pleased to welcome Jo Shapiro, M.D. ’80, to serve as the keynote speaker at the school’s annual White Coat and Honor Code Ceremony on Aug. 9.
GW Researcher Receives Grant to Study Genetic, Environmental Factors that Contribute to Autism
Valerie Hu, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine, was awarded $435K from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study how certain environmental factors affect the gene RORA, which has been shown to be an important regulator of multiple genes of neurological…
In Memoriam: James D. Finkelstein, M.D., Professor Emeritus
It’s with great sorrow that the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences announces the passing of James D. Finkelstein, M.D., Professor Emeritus in the Department of Medicine.
GW Researcher Receives Grant to Develop Genetic Tools to Study Parasitic Infections
John Hawdon, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, was recently awarded $430,722 from the National Institutes of Health to develop a model system to study parasitic nematode infection, which will lead to greater understanding of the infective process and the…