All Posts:biomedical research
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Georgetown Secures Highest Research Classification for the 30th Year
Georgetown has received the highest classification for its research and training, earning the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education’s designation as an “R1” institution. The designation, awarded to U.S. universities with “very high research activity,” marks the 30th year Georgetown has achieved top-tier stature.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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With a New ‘Map’ of Cells, Georgetown Cancer Researchers Chart a Course to More Effective Treatment
Faculty and students from Biomedical Graduate Education programs, the School of Medicine and Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center are developing a new technique that could revolutionize the way cancers are tracked and treated. Instead of invasive surgical biopsies or time-consuming scans, clinicians could use simple blood tests to determine where the cancer is and whether it is responding to treatment.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Tumor Biology Student Sidharth Jain Combines Discovery and Care on MD/PhD Path
As an MD/PhD in Tumor Biology student, Sidharth Jain works between two worlds of health science. On the PhD side, lab research, data analysis and discovery; on the MD side, patients fighting for their lives.
Category: Lombardi Stories
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Space Travel Can Adversely Impact Energy Production in a Cell
WASHINGTON (November 25, 2020) — Studies of both mice and humans who have traveled into space reveal that critical parts of a cell’s energy production machinery, the mitochondria, can be made dysfunctional due to changes in gravity, radiation exposure and other factors, according to investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. These findings are part […]
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