A team of Georgetown researchers, including health economists, a neurologist and a computer scientist, are teaming up to develop machine learning algorithms that they hope will help identify people with early Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia based on their financial decision-making and behavior. The work is led by Carole Gresenz, PhD, a professor in the School of Health.
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The Second Annual Georgetown Center for Healthy Aging Symposium, “Advancing Knowledge About Aging to Improve Health and Health Care,” will take place July 12. The symposium will include posters, oral presentations and panel discussions on special topics such as new research collaborations, career development, community outreach and grant proposal development. Learn more and submit your abstract here. Contact Bill Rebeck, PhD, or Pamela Saunders, PhD, if you have questions.
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The MedStar Health-Georgetown University Research and Education Symposium will be held May 8 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. The symposium brings together investigators, educators, executive leaders, associates and collaborative partners from across our academic health system to share their research to advance health in our communities. The abstract portal for the symposium will close on February 10 at 11:59 p.m. Please visit the symposium website for complete submission guidelines. Contact research@medstar.net if you have questions.
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At the Georgetown Women in Medicine (GWIM) Awards Ceremony and Reception, attendees honored women faculty members who have dedicated themselves to mentorship, research, education and service throughout the medical center. |
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As a regular feature in GUMC Update, we highlight members of our staff/AAP - all critical to our mission. Today, meet Jean LaFonta, senior business manager at the School of Nursing. |
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To better reflect Dahlgren Memorial Library’s service to students, faculty and staff at the School of Health, School of Medicine, School of Nursing and Biomedical Graduate Education, the DML, led by Jett McCann, MLS, CKM, DM/AHIP, has become part of GUMC’s central administration. DML was previously a component of the School of Medicine. The shift will not impact services currently available.
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The GUMC Faculty Mentoring Program for New and Early Career Faculty is open for applications for a new cohort of 15 mentees and five pod leaders. An information session will take place on February 7, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. to share more about the program, what mentees can expect and qualifications needed to be a pod leader. Applications are due February 10. Email questions to gumcmentoring@georgetown.edu.
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The GUMC Faculty Group Coaching Pilot Program is designed to support faculty wellness and enhance career satisfaction and engagement. The spring 2023 program is accepting applications for three pilot groups of 8-10 participants each and it will consist of six 90-minute Zoom sessions every other week March 27 - June 5. All GUMC faculty are eligible. Apply by March 1 and contact ofaa@georgetown.edu with any questions.
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The Massive Data Institute at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy welcomes undergraduate and graduate students and early career professionals to join a virtual Green Space Data Challenge. Participants will have the month of February to demonstrate the value of green space data by creating analyses, visualizations, and new community indicators. Participants will access various data sources on our Redivis platform in individual or team notebooks to transform green space data into community indicators. Register here.
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The Georgetown University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (GUROP) is an undergraduate research assistantship program that allows undergraduates in any discipline to build their skills in scholarly inquiry. Participants work under the direction of a Georgetown University professor for approximately 60 hours over the course of one semester. The GUROP spring 2023 semester application pre-enrollment form is due by 11:59 p.m. on February 10. Learn more here.
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Zero to Three “Early Childhood Health Promotion System for High Need Program” Neal Horen
NASA “Alterations in energy metabolism pathways in skeletal muscle in relation to microgravity analog and space radiation” Evagelia Laiakis
Target ALS “Modernization of Neuropathology” Brent Harris
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Tuesday, February 7
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more.
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Tuesday, February 7
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building NE301 and via Zoom
Presented by Amiran Dzutsev, MD, PhD, staff scientist, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, as part of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series.
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Tuesday, February 7
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building NE401 and via Zoom
Presented by Laurel Buxbaum, PsyD, Director, Cognition and Action Laboratory, research professor of rehabilitation medicine, Thomas Jefferson University.
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Tuesday, February 7
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
This year’s Values Based Lecture features Fr. Mark Bosco, vice president for mission and ministry, and Sr. Celeste Mokrzycki, chaplain for the School of Health and the School of Nursing. Presented by the Committee on Mission and Values.
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Wednesday, February 8
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to use the online whiteboards Google Jamboard and Zoom Whiteboard to promote student engagement and collaboration in face-to-face, online, and hybrid classes.
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Wednesday, February 8
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn to make the most of Excel for cleaning and standardizing your data, including how to remove duplicates and extra spaces, highlight errors and use text to columns to parse data.
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Wednesday, February 8
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Maguire Hall 304 Conference Room and via Zoom
Presented by Ellen Carlin, DVM, assistant research professor at the Center for Global Health Science and Security with a faculty appointment in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology and director of the Master of Science in Global Infectious Disease Program.
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Thursday, February 9
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Copley Formal Lounge and via Zoom
This symposium features keynote speaker Aneesh Chopra, president, CareJourney, and former U.S. Chief Technology Officer, plus panel discussions and more. Registration required. Sponsored by the Center for Global Health Science and Security.
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Thursday, February 9
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to use Tableau Public to create engaging and interactive charts and maps. No coding or programming experience is required.
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Thursday, February 9
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Goldberg Auditorium, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and via Zoom
Roger Glass, MD, PhD, reflects on his global health career in this special Department of Medicine Grand Rounds focused on health policy and public health. Glass, a GUMC Cura Personalis Award recipient, stepped down in January as director of the Fogarty International Center and NIH associate director for international research, positions he’d held since 2006.
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Thursday, February 9
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Julia Langley, MA, MBA, faculty director, Georgetown Lombardi Arts and Humanities Program. Part of the Innovations in Health Professions Education Series. Sponsored by CENTILE.
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Thursday, February 9
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Ilse Daehn, PhD, associate professor, departments of medicine, nephrology, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Part of the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.
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Friday, February 10
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Patricia A. Ganz, MD, professor of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, professor of medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, director of the Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Meet the Speaker session at 11:00 a.m. Part of the Survivorship Research Initiative Seminar Series.
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Friday, February 10
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Alan D’Andrea, MD, Alvan T. and Viola D. Fuller American Cancer Society professor, radiation oncology and professor of pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, director, Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series.
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Friday, February 10
12:00 - 12:45 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to create an account in the online research management system RefWorks and then use it to gather, manage, and share research sources with others, while also creating bibliographies.
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Friday, February 10
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Featuring Floyd H. (Ski) Chilton, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, PI of the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Consortium to Advance Health Equity and Researcher Diversity (AIM-AHEAD). Part of the Clinical and Translational Research Grand Rounds. Co-sponsored by GHUCCTS and MedStar Health Research Institute.
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Friday, February 10
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Monday, February 13
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Peter Nemes, PhD, associate professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park. Part of the Center for Metabolomic Studies Seminar Series.
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Wednesday, February 15
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Riggs Library, Healy Hall
Have a professional studio headshot taken by the university photographer. Follow these directions to download your pictures, which should be online within a week of the shoot. |
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Wednesday, February 15
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Via Zoom
Learn about ORCID, short for Open Researcher and Contributor ID, why you need one, and how GUFaculty360 now connects and syncs with it.
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Thursday, February 16
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Thursday, February 16
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Ezra Burstein, MD, PhD, professor, internal medicine & molecular biology, division chief, Digestive and Liver Diseases, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Part of the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.
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Friday, February 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Yuan Zhu, PhD, professor, Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine and Gilbert Family Endowed Professor of Neurofibromatosis Research and scientific director in the Gilbert Family Neurofibromatosis Institute, Children’s National Hospital. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series.
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Friday, February 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Paul Kolm, PhD, associate director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute. Part of the MHRI-GHUCCTS Monthly Statistical Seminar Series.
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Friday, February 17
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn best practices for creating and consuming data visualizations, discuss common issues with data visualizations, and explore a simple tool to get started creating your own.
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Friday, February 17
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Friday, February 17
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Explore StoryMaps, a powerful tool for narratives with embedded maps and media. Look at sample Story Maps, learn best practices and walk through the features of the platform.
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