Please, No Cake
We spend so much money to save lives. Newborn and adult ICUs, life-saving cardiac surgeries, cancer surgeries, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, stem cell therapies, chimeric antigen T cells — each of these can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for each patient, all to treat a single person in the hopes of saving one life.
Add to that the billions spent yearly in the public sector on life-saving therapies, multiplied manyfold by the investments of (and returns to) the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Saving lives is an affirmative statement of our values and is good business to boot. While the United States is by no means the only nation that values human life, we have, perhaps because of our unprecedented and unrivaled prosperity and resources, taken the concept to its fullest extent to date.
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Georgetown Lombardi Research Week Starts Today
Monday, March 21 - Friday, March 25
Afternoons in The Research Building
In-person and hybrid/virtual format, by appointment
Join us for a week of celebrating cancer research with our research and clinical partners through interactive poster discussion sessions. Please use this presenter contact info to arrange for the presenters of your choice to walk you through their poster, in-person or virtually, at a mutually convenient time this week. Questions: cancerresearchtraining@georgetown.edu.
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With the University’s COVID-19 positivity rate and caseload remaining low last week, and the District of Columbia’s community level also designated as “low,” Georgetown’s mask-optional policy begins today, March 21, on the Main and Medical Center campuses. To help foster a respectful and inclusive environment as we adjust to this policy in classrooms and offices, the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) has developed a teaching and learning guide, and the Department of Human Resources has developed a workplace guide.
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SAVE THE DATE: Health Sciences Strategy Initiative — Community Meeting
Thursday, April 7
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Research Building Auditorium and live via Zoom (link forthcoming). Submit questions to GUMCComm@georgetown.edu or via the Q&A option on Zoom.
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Second Round of Georgetown Gap Funding Accepting LOIs
The Georgetown University Medical Center Gap Fund is accepting letters of intent for a second round of funding. The Gap Fund supports promising, early-stage biomedical research that has demonstrated proof of concept and has potential to benefit society. Funding awards are up to $100,000 per project for a year. Deadline for LOI submission is April 2. View more information.
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Know Your Worth Series Starts Thursday, March 24
Know Your Worth is a virtual workshop series presented by Georgetown Women in Medicine and the SOM Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion that addresses workplace self-advocacy issues. The first workshop, How to Benchmark Academic Salaries, is co-presented with GUMC Human Resources on Thursday, March 24, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. How to Negotiate on the Job is Thursday, April 21, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., and Know Your Worth: Academic Frontlines Panel is Thursday May 26, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Workshops are open to all Georgetown Lombardi members, staff and students. Register here to attend any part of the series.
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Tuesday, March 22
6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Learn more about COVID-19 vaccine booster benefits for you and your family, and hear about the latest developments from the Novavax vaccine trials. “COVID Conversations: Vaccines, Boosters, and Prevention Today” features Siham Mahgoub, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Howard University Hospital, and site principal investigator for the Novavax Vaccine Clinical Trials. Sponsored by GHUCCTS. Register for this virtual event.
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Wednesday, March 23
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Jonathan Schneck, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Translational Immunology, JH-TIE, Director, The Johns Hopkins Institute for Cell Engineering, presents “Engineering Artificial Antigen Presenting Cells, aAPC, for Cancer Immunotherapy: From Bench to Bedside.” Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Research. Join the 3/23 Dean's Seminar via Zoom.
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Thursday, March 24
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
New Research Building Auditorium
Kevin Ban, MD (CAS’90, M’96), chief medical officer of Walgreens, shares some of the lessons learned while leading one of the country's largest health-care players through a global pandemic, as well as some insights for what may be on the horizon. Open to all Georgetown University students, faculty, and alumni. Attendees must upload proof of vaccination and attest to being symptom-free. Presented by the Healthcare Leadership Track at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. Register for this in-person event.
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Thursday, March 24
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Mariana Kaplan, MD, senior investigator, Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, NIAMS, National Institutes of Health, presents “Neutrophils in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases.” Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Research. Join the 3/24 Dean's Seminar via Zoom.
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Friday, March 25
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Kedar Narayan, PhD, senior scientist and group leader, Center for Molecular Microscopy, Frederick National Laboratory, presents “Volume Electron Microscopy (vEM): Taking a Measure of Cell Biology in 3D.” Co-sponsored by Georgetown and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. Join this lecture via Zoom.
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GUFaculty360 Class - Updating Your Profile
Monday, March 28
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more. Register for this class.
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Monday, March 28
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, March 29
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Kimberley Bruce, assistant professor, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, presents “Targeting Lipoprotein Lipase in Neurodegenerative Disease.” Sponsored by the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology. Join this Bhussry Seminar via Zoom.
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MedStar Health-Georgetown University Virtual Resident & Fellow Spring Research Exhibition
Monday, May 9
12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
Featuring selected presentations from residents and fellows, followed by a celebration of the outgoing class of our GME community members. View more information.
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Virtual Colloquium for GUMC Educators in the Health Professions
Monday, May 9
1:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Hosted by the Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education (CENTILE). All faculty, staff and trainees are encouraged to attend. View more information.
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Funding and Award Opportunities
GHUCCTS Pilot Awards for Clinical Translational Studies
The Georgetown-Howard University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) offers funding through its Pilot Awards for Clinical Translational Studies to:
- Promote interdisciplinary research that translates basic research findings into clinical applications and clinical research into community practice;
- Improve the process of research;
- Implement research that will benefit underserved populations.
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Meetings in italics should be attended by all fellows.
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9:00 AM | Breast Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 528212194)
11:00 AM | GU/Melanoma Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 796253566)
12:15 PM | Dr. Chunling Yi - Fellow Monthly Research Lecture | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 988 4150 0923)
4:00 PM | GU Tumor Board (on 1st/3rd Mondays of the month) | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 869742463)
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9:00 AM | Hematology Path Conference - Inpatient Heme fellows + Outpatient Heme + BMT fellow | Podium A / Microsoft Teams (CME code: 80737; phone: 202-796-7323)
12:15 PM | ASH ITE | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 987 3224 3543)
4:00 PM | Liver Tumor Board | WebEx (dial 844-302-0362; Meeting number (access code): 711 507 430, password: Mse4mGSA2N5)
5:00 PM | Breast Tumor Board | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 93777073374; CME code: 80044)
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8:00 AM | Thoracic Tumor Board – Thoracic Fellow | Podium A / Zoom
9:00 AM | Thoracic Research Meeting – Thoracic Fellow | Podium A / Microsoft Teams
12:15 PM | ASH ITE | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 987 3224 3543)
5:00 PM | Breast Onc Candidate: Takeo Fujii, MD, MPH, Medical Oncology Fellow at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory/Northwell Cancer Institute | Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 995 5903 2746)
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9:00 AM | Cancer Research Data Meeting | Speaker: TBD | Zoom
9:30 AM | Head and Neck Tumor Board - Thoracic Fellow attendance encouraged as clinic allows | Microsoft Teams
12:15 PM | TBD | Podium A
12:30 PM | GI Research Meeting | WebEx (dial 844-302-0362, Meeting Number (access code): 712527865, HOST PIN: 5514)
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7:00 AM | CNS Tumor Board | Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 378 807 316)
12:00 PM | Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series: None | Zoom
12:15 PM | No Lecture | Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 987 3224 3543)
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