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BellRinger’s second annual ride brought together nearly 1,000 riders, more than 400 volunteers and countless supporters, all committed to giving researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center the funding they need to prevent, treat and cure cancer.
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In 2023, the School of Health launched the “Big Idea” initiative, a project inviting faculty to propose unconventional, interdisciplinary approaches to advance knowledge and/or test potential solutions to seemingly intractable problems. School of Health Dean Christopher King, PhD, MHSc, FACHE, announced the two proposals selected: the “Global Mental Health & Well-being Initiative” and the “Initiative on Health Economics, Financing and Outcome.”
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According to the National Science Foundation, only 1.2% of doctoral degrees conferred annually go to students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Megan Majocha (G’24), a PhD candidate in tumor biology who is deaf, hopes that increasing the accessibility of interpretation and transcription services will help future students struggling with the challenges she faced.
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Anna Tate Riegel, PhD, has been appointed GUMC’s permanent vice president for biomedical education and research. Since agreeing to serve as interim vice president in November 2022, Riegel has been instrumental in advancing key operational aspects of research and graduate education and strengthening the link between the entities.
Riegel announced two appointments designed to further strengthen aspects of the biomedical research and education enterprise.
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Bruce Luxon, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, will serve as associate vice president for clinical research initiatives for GUMC. In this role, Luxon will oversee management of GUMC’s clinical research and develop broad-based clinical research initiatives to support the growth of the clinical research enterprise.
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Formerly an interim role, the role of assistant vice president of master’s program administration & development for GUMC held by Caleb McKinney, PhD, MPS, has been made into a permanent position. McKinney will continue his work on expanding efforts to deliver a more comprehensive education and better career prospects for biomedical students in master’s and certificate programs.
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Christopher J. King, PhD, MHSc, FACHE, dean of Georgetown University School of Health, has been selected to participate in Leadership Greater Washington’s Signature Program Class of 2024, a ten-month program with a diverse group of regional changemakers.
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Two GUMC faculty members are participating in the CSJ Faculty Fellows Program. They are Shabab Wahid, PhD, assistant professor of global health in the School of Health, and Christina Marea, PhD, CNM, assistant professor of nursing in the School of Nursing.
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Wahid and Marea are part of the 2023-25 cohort of scholars designed as a learning community to work collaboratively across Georgetown faculty to advance the reach of their work centered on community-engaged scholarship and learning.
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A new video produced by MedStar Georgetown University Hospital shares the history behind the development of its Verstandig Pavilion and gives insight into the unique technology that will be used in the pavilion when it opens in December, “providing world-class care to patients in a world-class facility.”
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Severe winter weather makes homelessness more immediately life-threatening, especially during hypothermia season (from November 1 through March 31). Join the Center for Social Justice to participate in the Hypothermia Outreach Team (HOT) on cold winter nights to help provide emergency services to support individuals in the District experiencing homelessness. Learn more about how to volunteer and sign up for the training sessions. All members of the Georgetown University community are invited to participate in this work. Questions can be directed to CSJ Deputy Director, Ray Shiu, at homelessness@georgetown.edu. | |
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Do you know someone who demonstrates positivity, perseverance and resilience in their work and go above and beyond on behalf of our community? Nominate them today for the GUMC Staff Community Award Awardees can be nominated by students, staff, administrators or faculty members, and will be chosen by the GUMC Staff/AAP Caucus committee and select others. Up to two awardees will be selected each quarter to receive a $1,250 cash award and recognition celebration with GUMC leadership. Learn more about the award and submit nominations by November 17 here.
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Monday, October 30
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Maguire Hall 304 Conference Room
Presented by John Kraemer, JD, MPH, associate professor, Department of Health Management and Policy, Georgetown University School of Health. Part of the Global Health Security Seminar Series. RSVP.
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Tuesday, October 31
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Basic Science, Room 341 and via Zoom
Presented by Kaitlyn Sadtler, PhD, Earl Stadtman Investigator, chief, Section for Immuno-Engineering, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, National Institutes of Health. Part of the Bhussry Seminar Series. Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology.
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Tuesday, October 31
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building, NE301 and via Zoom
Presented by Xupeng Hong, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Laboratory of Virology and Infectious Disease, the Rockefeller University. Sponsored by the Department of Microbiology & Immunology.
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Wednesday, November 1
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D
This CENTILE Grand Rounds is presented by Ronald M. Harden, OBE, MD, editor-in-chief, medical teacher, professor emeritus, medical education, University of Dundee, UK.
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Wednesday, November 1
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn how to obtain, manage and manipulate citations using RefWorks: export/import citations, organize and share collected citations, create bibliographies, and enter/track citations while writing.
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Wednesday, November 1
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Fisher Colloquium, Hariri Building
A forum on how health care providers, insurers, collection agencies, and the government can demonstrate leadership to address the nation’s overdue medical debt crisis and ease the financial burden on Americans. Presented by McDonough School of Business.
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Wednesday, November 1
12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Designed for clinical research professionals and others vested in the care of research participants, this series provides opportunities for professional development as well as updates on Georgetown clinical research policies, procedures and operations related to clinical research.
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Wednesday, November 1
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D
Presenters may make a 10-minute presentation about their educational project and get feedback from Ronald M. Harden, OBE, MD, editor-in-chief, medical teacher, professor emeritus, medical education, University of Dundee, UK.
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Wednesday, November 1
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Explore the connection between food technology and its application as it relates to human health and medicine with a panel of experts who discuss their experience using policy, biotechnology, and entrepreneurism to improve the nutritional value and flavors of our foods to address specific health and sustainability challenges. Sponsored by Healthcare Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiative.
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Friday, November 3
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Warwick Evans Conference Room, Building D
This full-day workshop provides participants with the opportunity to learn about the wide range of data available through Ensembl, an interface and an infrastructure for accessing genomic information, and gain hands-on experience in navigating Ensembl to retrieve and interpret data. Presented by the HIDS and Bioinformatics graduate programs and co-sponsored by ICBI/AIM-AHEAD training core and CTSA consortium. RSVP
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Friday, November 3
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Susan Schembre, PhD, RD, associate professor, oncology, Georgetown University, member, Georgetown Lombardi. Part of the Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series.
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Friday, November 3
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Rozenn N Lemaitre, PhD, MPH, research professor of medicine, Cardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington. Part of the GHUCCTS Research Grand Rounds Series.
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Tuesday, November 7
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.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, November 7
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Medical-Dental Building, NE401 and via Zoom
Presented by Brandon Harvey, PhD, chief, Cellular Stress and Inflammation Section
Director, Transgenic Rat Project, deputy associate director of technology, Technology Development Initiative, National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health. Part of the Neuroscience Seminar Series.
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Tuesday, November 7
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Via Zoom
Join this timely conversation on the current state of recovery housing and opportunities for improving recovery housing in the United States. Panelists discuss efforts at the state and federal levels to improve access to quality housing for people in recovery from substance use disorder. Sponsored by the O’Neill Institute’s Addiction and Public Policy Initiative. RSVP.
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Wednesday, November 8
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Learn the basics of Tableau and how to use it to create effective data visualizations for research, articles, presentations, posters, and other scholarly works.
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Thursday, November 9
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and via Zoom
Presented by Edward Van Keuren, PhD, professor, Department of Physics, Georgetown University. Part of the Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series.
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Friday, November 10
10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Via Zoom
Presented by Thaddeus Pace, PhD, biopsychologist and associate professor in the Colleges of Nursing (Advanced Nursing Practice and Science Division), Medicine (Department of Psychiatry), and Science (Department of Psychology) at the University of Arizona. Presentation to be followed by a Meet the Speaker Session at 11:00 a.m. Part of the Survivorship Research Initiative Seminar Series.
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