All Posts: Tumor Biology Program

• Innovative Biomedical and Genetics Research Projects Net PhD Students ARCS Scholar Awards

  Four doctoral candidates at Georgetown University, including MD/PhD candidate Alexander Lekan (G’26, M’28) in the Tumor Biology Program, have been named ARCS Scholars for 2025-2026. The distinction, granted by the Metropolitan Washington Chapter of the ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation, recognizes graduate students’ valuable research contributions to the fields of science, engineering and medicine.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: doctoral students, Tumor Biology Program

• 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 Tags: biomedical education, biomedical research, education, liquid biopsy, Tumor Biology Program

• Tumor Biology Program Student Advocates for More Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Scientists

  Megan Majocha (G’24) finds herself on a dual mission. As a PhD student conducting breast cancer research, she wants to contribute to the understanding of what drives a specific type of cancer to spread. But as a scientist in the making, Majocha, who is deaf, also wants to make sure the path to becoming a researcher is smoother for kids who grew up just like her.

  Category: Lombardi Stories Tags: disability awareness, doctoral students, Tumor Biology Program