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Psychology Today - Deterrence: Bad Feelings Motivate Us More Than Pleasant Ones
Richard Cytowic, M.D., associate clinical professor of neurology, wrote an article for Psychology Today on deterrence as a strong motivation for diplomacy, credit cards, and personal choice.
The GW Institute for Spirituality and Health and the John Templeton Foundation Announce Reflection Rounds Award Winners
The GW Institute for Spirituality and Health, in partnership with the John Templeton Foundation, is pleased to announce the GWish-Templeton Reflection Rounds award winners.
Urgent Matters Accepting Submissions for 2014 Emergency Care Innovation of the Year
Urgent Matters, Blue Jay Consulting, and Schumacher Group are now accepting submissions for the 2014 Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award, a competition to foster innovation in emergency departments nationwide.
Dr. Victoria Shanmugam to Serve as Director of the Division of Rheumatology at the George Washington University
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is pleased to announce that Victoria Shanmugam, MBBS, MRCP, has been appointed to serve as the director of the Division of Rheumatology in the Department of Medicine.
GW and Peking University Awarded Funding to Understand the Molecular Mechanisms of a Very Common Blood Coagulation Disorder
The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and The Peking University Health Science Center in Beijing, China are pleased to announce the award of significant funding for an international co-operative project to understand the molecular mechanisms of a very common blood coagulation disorder…
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 published in the Cutting Edge section of the Journal of Immunology for his discovery of an antibody that can neutralize the HIV-1 fossil virus. This may lead to viable immunotherapy option…
New Research Finds Pathogenic Connection between Autoimmune Disorders and Cancer
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 published in PLOS ONE for their research on autoimmune disorders sharing pathogenic mechanisms with cancer.
GW Announces New Clinical Practice Innovation and Entrepreneurship Track Program
The Office of Student Opportunities (OSO), housed within the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), is pleased to announce the establishment of its newest track program — the Clinical Practice Innovation and Entrepreneurship Track Program.
Mutated Gene Linked to Both Autism and Intellectual Disability
Chiara Manzini, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology, was published in Cell Reports for her research finding that autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability often occur together and may even share similar genetic causes.
GW Researcher Receives Grant to Answer the How and Why of Autism During Development
Anthony-Samuel LaMantia, Ph.D., director of the GW Institute for Neuroscience and professor of pharmacology and physiology, received a $739K grant from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative to study the link between autism and disrupted brain development.