Researchers at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, led by Benjamin Weinberg, MD, studied the microbiome of people with colorectal cancer and found the makeup of the bacteria, fungi and viruses in a person’s tumor varied significantly depending on whether they were diagnosed with early onset disease (age 45 or younger) or late-onset disease (age 65 or older). These results may help answer the riddle of why more young people are developing colorectal cancer, particularly those who have no known identifiable risk factors for the disease. |
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Ever since their families grappled with health crises, Ralf Martz Sulague (G’23) and Allison Fitzgerald (M’23, G’23) wanted to pursue careers taking care of patients’ health. But they both knew they wanted to make an impact outside of the doctor’s office and came to Georgetown to expand the reach of their MD degrees. In the years since, Sulague has traveled to Ghana to research financial risk associated with major surgery and Fitzgerald has made important contributions to pancreatic cancer research. |
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For 19 years, Marc Smith and Georgetown’s Landscape Department have prepared the Hilltop to look its best for commencement. This year, Smith attended the ceremonies for the first time as a parent, watching his daughter, Morgan graduate from the School of Nursing |
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At commencement, TV journalists, CEOs, professors, nonprofit leaders, alumni and a rear admiral visited Georgetown to share their words of wisdom with the Class of 2023. |
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Did you miss our commencement coverage? Catch up with the Class of 2023 and revisit all of the events from commencement week. |
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Registration is now open the Second Annual Georgetown Center for Healthy Aging Symposium to be held Wednesday, July 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the Fisher Colloquium, Hariri Building, and online. The symposium, titled “Advancing Knowledge about Aging to Improve Health and Health Care,” includes oral papers, panels, posters and breakout sessions on topics such as new research collaborations, career development, community outreach and grant proposal development. Networking opportunities include a luncheon and a closing wine and cheese reception. Organized by the Georgetown Center for Healthy Aging. Register today.
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COVID-19 On-Campus Testing Updates |
Beginning May 30, the deadline for sample collection at on-campus sites will be 4:00 p.m. The final day for testing available at the Pre-Clinical Science Building is June 7. Testing will continue to be available at the Leavey Center and Ginsberg Sport & Fitness Center (Law Center). Contact carenavigators@georgetown.edu with questions .
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The Office of the Provost recently announced the Georgetown Initiative on Pedagogical Uses of Artificial Intelligence (IPAI) in Georgetown courses. The goal of IPAI is to explore uses of the new, potentially disruptive technology to create meaningful learning for our students across a wide variety of class settings, curricular structures and learning experiences. The initiative will be open to all faculty in all disciplines from all schools at all levels of teaching.
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The application deadline for postdoctoral fellows to join the 2023-24 NIH TL1 Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) Training Program has been extended. The program is funded by the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS). Postdoctoral fellows who have a primary appointment at either Georgetown, Howard, a MedStar institution or the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center are encouraged to apply by June 30. |
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Thursday, June 1
12:00 - 1:00 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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Thursday, June 1
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Friday, June 2
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
The ninth of 12 sessions of the CENTILE-sponsored Teaching Certificate Program is presented by Yvonne Hernandez, PhD, associate professor, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and associate dean for preclinical education at the School of Medicine, and Gaby Weissman, MD, associate professor of medicine and radiology and the program director for the Medstar/Georgetown Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship.
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Friday, June 2
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Via Zoom
Faculty and staff can receive assistance with online teaching and learning tools available to them.
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Monday, June 5, 2023
8:30am - 5:30pm
New Research Building Auditorium
This research symposium will showcase the scholarship activities in the fields of science and education ongoing in the Department of the Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology and foster future collaborations.
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Friday, June 9
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. (Meet the Speaker Session: 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.)
Via Zoom
Presented by Sharon Plon, MD, PhD, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center Professorship, Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular and Human Genetics, and assistant dean, Baylor College of Medicine. Meet the Speaker session at 11:00 a.m. Part of the Survivorship Research Initiative Seminar Series.
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