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At the GUMC Annual Convocation Nov. 5, Cura Personalis Award recipient Helen S. Mayberg, MD, challenged the audience to not allow themselves to be defined by others, but rather to let the important questions guide their next steps.
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Georgetown investigators led by Charbel E-H Moussa, MB, PhD, have published new research that dramatically alters the prevailing theory of how Alzheimer's disease develops and shows the potential of a cancer drug to combat the disease.
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With the goals of righting past wrongs and building trust between researchers and racially and ethnically diverse communities, GUMC has developed a novel pilot study consisting of a series of community forums called "Truth and Reconciliation."
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Elissa Newport, PhD, has been announced as one of nine scientists and innovators selected to receive a 2015 Franklin Institute Award. The Franklin Institute will honor Newport at a ceremony in April for her contributions to understanding the nature of human language.
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Kenneth West II (G'09), a graduate of the Master of Science in Health Systems Administration Program of the School of Nursing & Health Studies, has become a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and been named by Becker's Hospital Review as one of the top 25 health care leaders under age 40 in the U.S.
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| GUMC IN THE NEWS
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The Associated Press turned to Dr. Kenneth Lin for his take on a new home colon cancer test. The story was carried by hundreds of news outlets.
Dr. Claudine Isaacs and Dr. Shawna Willey discussed the impact of Angelina Jolie's preventive double mastectomy on women seeking genetic testing with NBC4 (local NBC affiliate). LiveScience interviewed Dr. Paul Roepe for a story about developing treatments for viral infections. The article was carried by Huffington Post and Yahoo!News UK. Dr. John Marshall's recent award from Chris4Life was mentioned in a Washington Post article. LiveScience published a story about the myths of colon cleansing featuring Dr. Ranit Mishori who has published on the topic.
The Boston Pilot covered a meeting with Catholic organizations in which speakers, including Dr. Laura Anderko, discussed the need to balance environmental protections and health.
The Hoya covered Dr. Nathan Cobb's NEJM essay on e-cigarette regulation.
Media coverage of the 2014 Ebola crisis continues:
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| PRESS RELEASES
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The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia recently announced that Georgetown University Medical Center's Elissa L. Newport, PhD, is one of nine people to receive a 2015 Franklin Institute Award. Newport's award is for her contributions to understanding the nature of human language.
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New research points to malfunctioning tau as the seminal event that spurs neuron death in disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. The finding, which dramatically alters the prevailing theory of Alzheimer's development, also explains why some people with plaque build-up in their brains don't have dementia.
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| AROUND CAMPUS
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The economies of the United States and those abroad would recover much faster if more women participated in the workforce and got equal pay for equal work, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said during an event at Georgetown sponsored by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.
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| | RECENTLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
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#GUMC's @JesseGoodmanMD provides expert insights into #Ebola epidemic for packed mini-med school audience. See more GUMC on Twitter > |
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Congratulations to the M2017 class on their big Powderpuff win, and to the Vital Sounds on an excellent debut performance! Check out their performance here.
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Valuing the common good: Students in the "Health Promotion and Disease Prevention" course, taught by Joan Riley, MS, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, FAAN, associate professor of human science and nursing, teamed up with Relay for Life to raise awareness about colon cancer.
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Congratulations to Dr. Erica McClaskey and Dr. Ranit Mishori for receiving the distinct honor of being named Fellows of the American Academy of Family Physicians at this year's annual conference. They attended a wonderful ceremony at #AAFP14 here in Washington, DC, where they were presented certificates by incoming president of the AAFP, Dr. Robert Wergin.
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| UPCOMING GUMC EVENTS
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Thursday, November 13, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
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Thursday, November 13, to Friday, November 14
Sponsor: The Ruesch Center for the Cure of GI Cancers
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