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Reducing U.S. Bioterrorism Vulnerability Goal of Biomedical Grad Student

Sally Huang (G’19), a student in the Biomedical Graduate Education program at Georgetown, studies biological agents and bioterrorism, and effective ways to detect, monitor and…

February 11, 2019

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Mysteries of Multiple Sclerosis Progression and Recovery Subject of Doctoral Research

George Melchor Jr. (G’22), a Ph.D candidate in neuroscience and Patrick Healy Fellow, researches molecular signatures that could one day to lead to developing therapeutics that…

January 18, 2019

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Foreign Service-Bound Grad Student Stars in Documentary on Underrepresented Students

Kalif Robinson, a student in Georgetown's Master of Science in Foreign Service program, is one of five individuals featured in the 2018 documentary Unlikely, which explores the…

January 14, 2019

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Life-Saving Device Being Developed by Grad Student with Heart, Lung Damage

Shavini Fernando (G'18), who suffers from life-threatening heart and lung damage, has won multiple prizes to develop a wearable device that would alert people when their vital…

November 29, 2018

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Ph.D. Student: Pharmacology at Georgetown Provides Science Environment Where He Can Be His Best

Eric Witherspoon (G'22), a Ph.D. candidate in pharmacology, reflects on why he chose Georgetown and his plans for a career in science.…

November 5, 2018

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Research by Georgetown Alumna, Professor Shows Kidney Donors’ Brains Are Different

Georgetown alumna Kristin Brethel-Haurwitz (G’16) is first author on a paper with psychology professor Abigail Marsh that for the first time shows that people who donate…

October 29, 2018

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Law, Psychology Professors Win Distinguished Scholar-Teachers Awards

A scholar of environmental law and a cognitive neuroscientist receive the prestigious President’s Awards for Distinguished Scholar-Teachers during Fall Faculty.…

October 23, 2018

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Biotechnology, Biochemistry Graduates Gain World-Class Research Experience at Livermore Laboratory

Recent biotechnology and biochemistry graduates gain valuable research access to the renowned Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and an internship program…

October 22, 2018

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Georgetown Neuroscience Student Networks With Nobel Laureates at Annual Meeting

Patrick Malone (G'19, M'21), who is pursuing both a medical degree and a Ph.D. in neuroscience at Georgetown, conducts research that gains him access to renowned Nobel laureates…

October 15, 2018

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Grad Student First Author on Study That Could Help Design Cancer, Disease Treatments

Jenny England (G’18), a biochemistry and biophysics Ph.D. candidate, is first author on a new paper in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, co…

September 25, 2018

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Unexpected Compounds: Chemistry Ph.D. Student Melds Research With Youth Outreach

Chemistry doctoral candidate Orlando Stewart (G’22), who conducts research that could one day enhance TVs, cell phones and solar cells, hopes to teach the next generation of…

September 17, 2018

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Dissertation to Shed Light on Soviet Union’s Nazi Crime Information

Paula Chan (G’15), a Ph.D. candidate in the history department, receives a 2018-2019 Visiting Fellowship at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust…

August 31, 2018

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Sharing the Wealth: Identical Triplets Pursue Master’s Degrees in Economics

The Osborne triplets, who have just begun a master's degree program in economics, do almost everything together. They even have the same favorite.…

August 27, 2018