Vol 1 | Issue 5 | December 2018

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DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER GENETIC TESTING

CARING FOR SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITIES

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS

GW Cancer Center Member Y. Tony Yang published a piece in Cancer on the FDA's regulatory shift on consumer tests for cancer risk and the related social and ethical issues associated with such tests.

Last month, the GW Cancer Center hosted Improving Care for Sexual and Gender Minorities: A Symposium for Health Care Professional Students and Faculty . The event highlighted resources for LGBTQ+ health equity.

GW Cancer Center member and SEAS professor Igor Efimov, PhD is set to be inducted into the National Academy of Inventors next spring, a prestigious distinction for leaders in academic innovation.

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2018

Happy holidays from all of us at the GW Cancer Center! This past year has been a busy and fruitful time, as we have continued building a world-class destination for research, education and care here in D.C. Read about some of the highlights from 2018 in re:discover, our latest magazine issue and stay tuned for even more exciting news and updates in 2019.

WHAT WE'RE READING The latest cancer news UPCOMING EVENTS Mark your calendars

Many Patients With Polyps Delay Follow-up Colonoscopy: Study (U.S. News and World Report) Read the related abstract A Deeper Understanding of Chromosome Capping Could Improve Therapies for Both Cancer and Aging (Medical Xpress) Read the related abstract Study Finds Elevated Risk of Certain Rare Blood Cancers After Chemotherapy for Most Solid Tumors (NIH) Read the related abstract Use of Advance Care Plans Insufficient Among Older Patients Undergoing High-Risk Surgery (Oncology Nurse Advisor) Read the related abstract 1/4 - Health Hackathon Submissions Due 1/8 - Seminar: Overcoming Endocrine Resistance in Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer 1/16 - How to be Antiracist with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi (3rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture) 2/20 - Pre-Conference Workshop: An Insider's Guide to Conducting Tobacco Control Research and Interventions Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations 2/22 - Medical Education Grand Rounds: Bridging the Generational Divide in Medical Education 5/3 - Save the Date: Basic Sciences Retreat (details to follow) MORE EVENTS

RECENT MEMBER AWARDS Katherine Horton, JD: Crisis Intervention (National League of Cities Institute) Igor Efimov, PhD: Simulation Guidance of Ablation Therapy for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (NIH) Debra Bernat, PhD: Poly-Tobacco Use and Minority Health - Differential Risks, Transitions, and Socio-Environmental Context (NIH) P Weiqun Peng, PhD: Ezh2 Regulates Physiological and Pathogenic Follicular Helper T Cell Responses (NIH)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES CTSI at Children's National: Pilot RFAs (LOI due 1/4) NIH: Approaches to Identify and Care for Individuals with Inherited Cancer Syndromes (due 1/9) CDC: Prevention and Control of Chronic Disease and Associated Risk Factors (due 1/11) GW Cancer Center Liver Cancer Pilot Awards (due 1/30) Looking for additional funding opportunities and announcements? Check out the latest Funding Flash or Research Matters .

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