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Georgetown Women in Medicine marked its 20th anniversary Thursday at an event that captured the struggles, triumphs and milestones of women in medical professions to attain equity in leadership roles, compensation and career development opportunities.
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Karen Gale, PhD, who passed away in August, was honored posthumously for her significant contributions to epilepsy research and interdisciplinary scholarship at the University's Fall Faculty Convocation.
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Watch a video highlighting Dr. Gale's accomplishments>
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The 28th Annual Lombardi Gala took place Oct.18, drawing more than 800 people to the Washington Hilton for an evening of raising funds and awareness for cancer treatment and research.
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Research projects in pancreatic cancer, Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular risk were selected for funding this round through GUMC's Partners in Research program, a novel community-driven philanthropy initiative.
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Sascha Meijers, an international health graduate of NHS who is now a technical officer with the WHO, is several weeks into her work to provide support for the Ebola response at the organization's headquarters in Geneva.
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| GUMC IN THE NEWS
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The Lombardi Gala and the 2014 NFL Players Association Georgetown Lombardi Award were covered by ESPN, ESPN Front Row, The Hoya, and DC Hotspots.
A New England Journal of Medicine Perspective by Dr. Nathan Cobb on e-cigarettes was covered by Huffington Post and Fox News (via LiveScience) and the Fix.
Dr. Karen Anderson was interviewed by Fox 5 about a Huntington Disease youth program.
Dr. Carole Gresenz was interviewed by Bloomberg about shopping for health care services.
Wired interviewed Dr. Michael Ullman about a study on the origins of language.
Dr. Tom Sherman talked to JNCI about a link between colon cancer and resistant starch.
Reader's Digest interviewed Dr. Kenneth Lin about thoughts doctors have when seeing patients.
Media coverage of the 2014 Ebola crisis continues with GUMC faculty including Dr. Jesse Goodman, Dr. Daniel Lucey, Dr. Paul Roepe, Dr. Jesse Bump, Dr. Kevin Donovan, Prof. John Kraemer and Dr. Michael Stoto:
Dr. Goodman took part in a WTOP Town Hall meeting at the Newseum in Washington alongside Dr. Anthony Fauci. Multiple stories were generated: WTOP (web recap), WTOP (airborne v. aerosolized), WTOP (vaccine development), CSPAN 2 (full event), WTOP (full event), WRC Ch. 4, NewsChannel 8 and Radio World. Other stories involving Dr. Goodman: CNN, Live Science, Voice of America, Voice of America, AFP, US News & World Report, Bloomberg radio, Politico, CNN and Reuters.
Dr. Lucey (via Doctors Without Borders): CBS Evening News, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Face the Nation.
Dr. Roepe: The Hill, The New York Times and Huffington Post
Dr. Bump: Boston Herald, WTOP (web), WTOP (audio) and National Geographic
Dr. Donovan: Reuters
Prof. Kraemer: Time
Dr. Stoto: Hoya
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| PRESS RELEASES
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Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit organization supporting young women and families of all Jewish backgrounds facing breast cancer, has teamed up with Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of Sharsheret's culturally relevant breast cancer support programs.
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Georgetown University Medical Center researchers believe the popularity of e-cigarettes could lead to the "demise" of cigarette smoking and save thousands of lives, but not until they are proven safe and are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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| AROUND CAMPUS
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Colleagues, alumni, friends and family are mourning the loss of a former dean at the School of Foreign Service. Carol Lancaster, PhD, (SFS'64), who spent more than three decades at Georgetown and became SFS dean in 2010, passed away after being diagnosed with a brain tumor in November of 2013.
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| | RECENTLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
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About to get started at @Newseum @wtop #Ebola town hall. @JesseGoodmanMD joins expert panel w/ Fauci. #WTOP See more GUMC on Twitter > |
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Click on the link below to see ESPN's coverage of the Lombardi Gala! See more Lombardi on Facebook > |
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| UPCOMING GUMC EVENTS
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Wednesday , October 29,1:20-3:20 p.m.
Georgetown University Law Center
Faculty Dining Room
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Sponsor: O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Wednesday, November 5
10:00 a.m. Colloquium; 3:00 p.m. Convocation
Research Building Auditorium
Annual GUMC Faculty Convocation
Featuring Cura Personalis Awardee
Helen S. Mayberg, MD
Thursday, November 13, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
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Featuring Wolfgang Rennert, MD
Thursday, November 13, to Friday, November 14
Georgetown Hotel and Conference Center
Chairs: Howard J. Federoff, MD, PhD
and Joachim Sturmberg, MD
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