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WIKIMEDIA COMMONS | The Zheng Lab at Georgetown University conducts novel research on telomeres as a potential cancer indicator.

Spotlight: Zheng Lab Researches Role of Telomeres as a Cancer Indicator

By Joelle Kang, Science Writer April 23, 2025

A Georgetown University professor is continuing novel research on the impact of DNA patterns on breast cancer.  Yun-Ling Zheng, an associate professor of oncology at Georgetown University Medical Center,...

GEORGIA LANGAN/THE HOYA | The Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted a senior investigator at the National Cancer Institute to give a lecture on how neutrophils, a type of white blood cells, plays a role in inducing the death of prostate cancer cells as part of their ongoing grand rounds lecture series March 28.

NCI Researcher Presents Research on the Role of White Blood Cells in Bone Metastatic Prostate Cancer

By Georgia Langan, Special to The Hoya April 6, 2025

The Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center held a lecture on how certain white blood cells in the immune system can contribute to bone metastatic prostate cancer as part of their ongoing...

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is one of the first in the country to begin implementing tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy, a new treatment for metastatic melanoma that trains a patient’s own immune system and tumor to fight the cancer, the hospital announced Jan. 8.

GU Hospital Rolls Out Breakthrough Melanoma Treatment

By Ajani Stella, Academics Desk Editor January 15, 2025

The MedStar Georgetown University Hospital began implementing a new treatment for metastatic melanoma that fights a patient’s cancer using their own immune system and cancerous cells, the hospital announced...

WIKIMEDIA COMMONS | Alejandro Villagra, an associate professor in the department of oncology at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, presented his research demonstrating how oncologists can harness the immune system to slow the growth of cancerous tumors at a Sept 17 seminar hosted by Georgetown University Medical Center.

Fighting Cancer From Within: GUMC Spotlights Efforts to Reprogram Immune System to Slow Tumor Growth

By Adhithi Rajesh, Special to The Hoya September 20, 2024

A Sept. 17 Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) seminar highlighted research on a revolutionary approach to cancer treatment: utilizing the body’s natural immune system to combat tumor growth...

Georgetown University School of Medicine| A group of GUSOM students led an event encouraging students to donate hair to St. Baldrick's Foundation, a charity that raises money for childhood cancer research, marking the 13th annual fundraiser for the organization in the DC area.

GUSOM Students Donate Hair to Fundraise for Childhood Cancer Research

By Riya Sanghavi, Science Writer April 11, 2024

A group of Georgetown University School of Medicine students organized a fundraiser for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a charity that raises money for childhood cancer research, April 5. St. Baldrick’s...

GUMC Study Finds New Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer in Mice, Moves to Clinical Trial

GUMC Study Finds New Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer in Mice, Moves to Clinical Trial

By Taylor Young February 15, 2024

Georgetown University researchers have begun a clinical trial for a new pancreatic cancer treatment that they found successful in mice, Georgetown University Medical Center announced Feb. 2. Dr. Louis...

Oncology Professor Presents on Exercise and Weight Loss in Breast Cancer Prevention in Black Women

Oncology Professor Presents on Exercise and Weight Loss in Breast Cancer Prevention in Black Women

By Anna Tsioulias February 8, 2024

The Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted a presentation on the importance of exercise and weight loss in breast cancer prevention on Feb. 1.  The event, part of a monthly Grand Rounds lecture...

Georgetown Lombardi Survivorship Research Initiative Hosts Health Equity in Cancer Care Seminar

Georgetown Lombardi Survivorship Research Initiative Hosts Health Equity in Cancer Care Seminar

By Taylor Young January 17, 2024

A professor and cancer expert presented a talk on equity in cancer treatment at Georgetown University on Jan. 12. The Georgetown Survivorship Research Initiative hosted Dr. Cardinale Smith, Chief Medical...

Bark Tank finalist Enna Health, co-founded by Nirmal Maitra (NHS ’17, MED ’25), received $5,000 for the company's new app, which helps cancer patients log treatment-related symptoms and share this information with doctors.

Science Spotlight: Bark Tank Finalist Enna Health Wins $5,000 to Support Cancer Patients

By Riya Sanghavi November 15, 2023

Nirmal Maitra (NHS ’17, MED ’25), a third-year medical student, received $5,000 for his health startup, Enna Health, as a finalist in Bark Tank, Georgetown University’s annual pitch competition...

MCGRAIL: Searching for God in Adversity

MCGRAIL: Searching for God in Adversity

By Lily McGrail February 3, 2019

When I was six years old, I was over the moon when my parents surprised me with a trip to Disney World. However, this trip to Disney marked the beginning of my wavering faith in God. I was raised in...

VIEWPOINT: Prioritize Health, End Corp Tobacco Sales

By Casey Kozak October 19, 2018

The harmful effects of tobacco, as well as the addictive nature of nicotine, have been known since the early 1950s. The danger of second-hand smoke has been clear since the ’90s. Yet Georgetown University...

GUMC Studies Cancer Treatment

By Matthew Larson November 15, 2016

Inflammation can slow the early development of cancers in a protein-producing gene, said Georgetown University Medical Center researchers and alumni who took part in a five-year study published Nov....

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