A collaboration between researchers at Georgetown’s cancer center and a Georgetown global health team in Eswatini aims to address a significant public health challenge: preventing cervical cancer. With one of the highest HIV prevalence rates globally, the dual burden of HIV and cervical cancer in Eswatini necessitates integrated and robust health care interventions.

A rigorous, comprehensive synthesis of evidence from 62 studies related to the use of oral nicotine pouches by Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists and colleagues provides a much-needed assessment of how these products could lead to potentially harmful consequences if used by young people. The work, led by Nargiz Travis, MSPH, project director for the Center for the Assessment of Tobacco Regulations (CAsToR) at Georgetown Lombardi, appear in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research.

In “On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service,” Anthony Fauci, MD, distinguished university professor in the School of Medicine and McCourt School of Policy, reflects on his upbringing rooted in Jesuit education and his long career in public service, including 38 years as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.



The Office of the President cordially invites you to a book event and reception with Fauci about his memoir in conversation with Norman J. Beauchamp Jr., MD, MHS, incoming executive vice president for health sciences and executive dean of the School of Medicine on July 2 at 6:00 p.m. More information and RSVP online.

Medical students from HOYA Clinic and Hoya Medical Pride Alliance teamed up to offer health screenings at the June 9 Capital Pride Festival in Washington. The student volunteers conducted free blood pressure screenings, blood glucose screenings, and rapid HIV tests for community members attending the festival.

The MacArthur Foundation has announced the launch of a new round of its global 100&Change competition for a single $100 million grant designed to fund a proposal that promises real, measurable progress in solving a critical problem. The proposal and budget requirements for this competition are significantly demanding and time consuming with a lengthy, multi-phase timeline that extends through December 2025 and Georgetown will provide one proposal with administrative and institutional support. To be considered, applicants must submit preliminary materials to the nomination committee by July 8. Visit this website to learn more about Georgetown’s internal application process.

Georgetown is preparing to apply for an Accelerating Research Translation (ART) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). If awarded, the grant will support a number of seed translational research projects with up to $150,000 per project over two years.

All GUMC faculty and administrative professionals are invited to apply to be in the 2024-25 cohort of the MedStar-CENTILE Leadership Education and Development Certificate Program. Learn more here and apply by June 24. 

The Vice President for Biomedical Graduate Education and Research requests applications from full-time research faculty at GUMC designed to target innovative multidisciplinary biomedical research that will lead to grant funding submission in the next fiscal year. Awards will be made under the Toulmin Pilot Projects. Read the RFP here and apply here by 5:00 p.m. on July 1.

The Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (GHUCCTS) is requesting applications for KL2 awards. Applications are due August 5 with an anticipated appointment date in October 2024. Learn more here.

This July, the Georgetown-Howard Universities Center for Clinical and Translational Science (GHUCCTS) will offer a one-week introductory workshop on biostatistics, epidemiology and clinical research with a focus on biostatistics and design of clinical trials. Learn more and register here.