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Greetings from Philadelphia on a rainy Saturday morning. We are here for John Carroll Weekend, the annual Georgetown University gathering for alumni and friends of Georgetown. It is a bit of a traveling road show — it was in Dublin last year. I kicked off a “BellRinger” ride on Friday and am attending the Board of Regents GUMC update today. Needless to say, I don’t need to take any of the many wonderful tours that are being offered! Read more.

Lombardi Lectures & Meetings

Held in the New Research Building Auditorium (Zoom option).

Held in W302 (Zoom option).

Undergraduate in Wellstein Lab Receives 2025 Goldwater Scholarship

Harry Sun (C’26), a biology major in the College of Arts & Sciences, has worked in the lab of Georgetown Lombardi member Anton Wellstein, MD, PhD, since his sophomore year. His cancer research experiences there, as well as at UConn and NIH, led him to be named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar, a prestigious national award for the next generation of scientists, researchers and engineers. Read more about this news.

Input Requested on NSG Mouse Model

The AMSR Rodent Core is moving forward with establishing a breeding colony of NOD-SCID-gamma ko (NSG) mice to make these mice more readily available to researchers and at a reduced cost. In order to determine an appropriately sized colony and to establish a baseline for anticipated needs, the Core needs to know who is interested in acquiring and using this strain of mice. Please contact Patricia Foley at pf418@georgetown.edu to discuss.

National Science Foundation Research Security Update

The National Science Foundation has posted a webpage dedicated to informing federally funded organizations and individuals about research security requirements — including training, international collaborations, policy updates, foreign interference, risk mitigation and other guidelines. Research security protects the integrity, openness and innovation that drive academic discovery while ensuring compliance with federal regulations and institutional policies. Georgetown is committed to fostering a secure and collaborative environment where researchers can thrive while maintaining the highest ethical and security standards. Reach out to exportcontrol@georgetown.edu with questions.

Faculty Mentors Needed for the 2025 Summer Research Volunteer Program

The Summer Research Volunteer Program will host high school and undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing summer research opportunities with Georgetown Lombardi for summer 2025 (June - August). If you would like to mentor students for this summer internship, please email Dr. Mira Jung (jungm@georgetown.edu) to indicate your interest and provide the following information:

• Specify the number of students you can accommodate.
• Indicate whether you intend for students to work in-person or virtually.

More information will be provided to investigators who express interest in student/mentor matching as well as a list of applications for review and selection.

Register for the Research & Education Symposium

Register now through May 9 for the 2025 MedStar Health–Georgetown University Research & Education Symposium. Reserve your place at this event offering professional workshops, research presentations, networking opportunities, an exhibit hall and special guest Norah O’Donnell. All MedStar Health and Georgetown University community members are invited to attend the symposium, held on Monday, May 19, at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center. View more information.

Join the Next Session in Our Workshop Series

A limited number of spaces are left for the in-person workshop “Enhancing Excellence in Academic Collaboration,” facilitated by team dynamics expert Christy Foldenauer, on Wednesday, April 23, from 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. EDT. Lunch will be provided. Location: 2115 Wisconsin Ave, NW., Conference Room G-308, Ground Level. Register for this event.

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Center for Metabolomic Studies Seminar Series: “PKM2 Mediated Modulation of Mitochondrial Epigenome in CD8 T cells Enhances Outcomes of Cancer Immunotherapy”

Presented by Vivek Verma, PhD, assistant professor, immunology, cancer immunotherapy and immune metabolism, The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota. Join this seminar via Zoom.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

GUFaculty360 Class - Updating Your Profile

Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more. Register for this Zoom workshop.

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Cross Cultural Challenges in Healthcare and the Learning Environment

This Equity Forward Faculty Workshop is presented by Patrick D. Herron, DBe, adjunct professor at the School of Medicine and associate professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center. Register for this Zoom workshop.

4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

GUMC Faculty Mentoring Program for New and Early Career Faculty Information Session

Learn about the Faculty Mentoring Program, what mentees and pod leaders can expect, and have your questions answered. RSVP.

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Spring 2025 Orientation and Resource Refresher: Non-University Employed

An orientation and resource refresher virtual workshop on the resources available for faculty development. Sponsored by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs. Register for this Zoom workshop.

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Cancer Host Interactions Program Meeting

Agenda includes the presentation “The Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde Role of the Gut Microbiome in Myeloma Progression and Response to Therapy” by Rena Feinman, PhD, associate member, Center for Discovery and Innovation, associate professor of medical sciences, Hackensack Meridian Health School of Medicine, adjunct associate professor of oncology, Georgetown University School of Medicine. Join this meeting via Zoom.

6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Poetic Health Justice: A Voice to Cancer Lore

A performance, exhibit and panel that honor the lived realities of those impacted by cancer in the D.C. metropolitan area. Sponsored by the Georgetown-Howard Center for Medical Humanities and Health Justice, The Good Listening Project and the American Poetry Museum. Register to attend this event in the True Reformer Building (1200 U St., NW).

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Cancer Research Data Meeting

Presentation by Emily Stahl. Join this meeting in-person in W302 New Research Building with Zoom option.

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Radiation Sciences Working Group Seminar

Featuring the presentation “Glial Signaling Mechanisms of Radiation-Induced Cognitive Decline” by Munjal M. Acharya, MS, PhD, associate professor, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine. Join this seminar via Zoom.

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Distinguished Scientist Seminar Series: “Precision Nanomedicine with Image Guidance for Cancer Therapy”

Presented by Anna Moore, PhD, professor, Departments of Radiology, Physiology and Bioengineering; director, Precision Health Program; associate dean for research development, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University. Join this seminar in the New Research Building Auditorium or via Zoom.

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Oncology Grand Rounds Series: “The Road to Cure for Myeloma”

Presented by Ken Anderson, MD, director, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Kraft Family Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Join in-person, New Research Building Auditorium, with Zoom option.

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Spring 2025 Orientation and Resource Refresher: University Employed

An orientation and resource refresher virtual workshop on the resources available for faculty development. Sponsored by the Office of Faculty and Academic Affairs. Register to join this Zoom workshop.

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

CDI Seminar: “Developing Biologically Informed Risk Stratification and Therapy Selection Systems to Prevent the Development of Disease in Patients with Hematologic (Pre-) Malignancies”

Presented by Romanos Sklavenitis-Pistofidis, MD, PhD, instructor in medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Broad Institute. Join this seminar via Zoom.

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

MHRI-GHUCCTS Monthly Statistical Seminar Series: “Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curves”

Presented by Paul Kolm, PhD, associate director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute. Sponsored by GHUCCTS. Register for this Zoom webinar.

Publications

The Use of Virtual Reality for 3D Diagnostic Imaging Review Enhances Understanding and Education of Patients with Cancer

Unmet Needs in Maintenance Therapy for Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer



Associations Between Social Support, Social Control, and Stage of Change With Self-Reported and Objectively Assessed Physical Activity in Adult Latino Dyads

ARTEMIA phase 3 study: A Randomized, Open-Label Trial Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of OSE2101 Versus Docetaxel in HLA-A2 Positive Patients With Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Secondary Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors

In the News

Catholic Standard At Rose Mass, Health Workers Thanked For Continuing Jesus’s Work of Healing and Encouraged to Seek That Healing in Their Own Lives

Request for Applications — American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant Pilot Project Grants

Up to three American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (IRG) Pilot Project Grants will be funded to help launch promising new projects by early career faculty members. These are one-year, non-renewable $30,000 research grants that are funded through Georgetown Lombardi’s IRG, which is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Open to early career faculty (e.g., assistant professor or equivalent), who are eligible to apply for independent national competitive research grants (e.g. NIH R-level grants, ACS Research Scholar Grants, and similar), but who do not currently hold and have not previously held such a grant, with the exception of an R00, which is allowed. Download full eligibility criteria, application and submission instructions. Application deadline: Monday, May 5, at 11:59 p.m. For scientific or eligibility questions, contact Dr. Rebecca Riggins (PI of the ACS IRG), rbr7@georgetown.edu. For application download or upload questions, contact Denise Harley, flessatd@georgetown.edu, or Karen Howenstein, khowenst@georgetown.edu.

Winn Career Development Award for Early Stage Physician Investigators

The Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award for Early-Stage Investigator Physicians (formerly known as the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award) is now accepting applications for its fifth cohort of scholars. This a two-year program designed to support the career development of early-stage investigator physicians who are underrepresented in medicine (URiM) or who have a demonstrated commitment to increasing diversity in clinical research and whose research focuses on cancer, cardiovascular disease or immunologic disorders. The program prepares participants to become independent clinical trial investigators engaged in advancing health equity through their research and mentoring. Read more about this program. Apply via this portal. Application Deadline: May 12. Submit questions to winncda@vcu.edu

Phi Beta Psi Grant Proposal Invitation

The goal of the Phi Beta Psi Charity Trust is to advance cancer research nationwide to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment by providing research grants to qualified investigators addressing original questions and hypotheses to be explored in basic and clinical studies in the field of cancer. Research applications must be focused on brain, breast, colorectal, endometrial, lung, ovarian, pancreatic or prostate cancer. Preference is given to early-career investigators with documented evidence of potential for conducting novel research of either basic or clinical aspects of cancer and cancer-related problems. Applications from established investigators exploring new and innovative areas of cancer research also will be considered. Postdoctoral fellows are not eligible. Two proposals from Georgetown Lombardi will be considered for what is anticipated to be six grants. View full application information. Direct questions to Kelli Lozada Reese, pbp.2vp@gmail.com. Applications must be submitted via email as well as mailed to the office of the National Second Vice President by Tuesday, June 10.

Federal Grants Digest: Colleges & Universities Edition



A weekly curated digest of federal funding opportunities of interest to colleges and universities to support programming, research, infrastructure and other efforts, provided by Thorn Run Partners. View current issue (for April 4, 2025).

8:00 AM | Division Weekly Update Meeting | Podium A / Microsoft Teams

8:30 AM | Monday Morning Oncology Report | Inpatient Oncology Fellow | Podium A / Microsoft Teams

9:00 AM | Breast Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 528 212 194)

11:00 AM | GU/Melanoma Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 796 253 566)

4:00 PM | GU Tumor Board (on 1st/3rd Mondays of the month) | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 869 742 463)

9:00 AM | Hematology Path Conference - Inpatient Heme fellows + Outpatient Heme + BMT fellow | Podium A / Microsoft Teams (CME code: 80737; phone: 202-796-7323)

4:00 PM | Liver Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams

5:00 PM | Breast Tumor Board | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 932 1012 3816; CME Code: 87253)

8:00 AM | Thoracic Tumor Board | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 993 7680 5192; Passcode: 4231; CME 86693)

12:00 PM | Melanoma Tumor Board | Podium A / Microsoft Teams (CME: 80988)

5:00 PM | GI Tumor Board | Podium A / Microsoft Teams

9:00 AM | Cancer Research Data Meeting | Emily Stahl | W302 New Research Building or Zoom

9:30 AM | Head and Neck Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams

12:30 PM | GI Research Meeting | WebEx (dial 844-302-0362, Meeting Number (access code): 712527865, HOST PIN: 5514)

5:00 PM | Lymphoma Tumor Board - every other week | Microsoft Teams

5:00 PM | Myeloma Tumor Board - every other week | Microsoft Teams

7:00 AM | CNS Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 298 285 483 265, Passcode: rJWpmU)

12:00 PM | Oncology Grand Rounds | Ken Anderson, MD: “The Road to Cure for Myeloma” | New Research Building Auditorium / Zoom

12:00 PM | Mini Research Workshop (Intro to Real-World Data-CARIS) | Podium A | Teams Conference Link (Text In Code: 81202 or 81203 / Text In Telephone: 202-796-7323)

1:00 PM | Mini Research Workshop (Data Sources and Methodologies-CARIS) | Podium A | Teams Conference Link (Text In Code: 81202 or 81203 / Text In Telephone: 202-796-7323)

1:00 PM | Pancreas Tumor Board | Microsoft Teams (Meeting ID: 299 996 740 910, Passcode: z7j7Rc)

2:00 PM | Mini Research Workshop (Case Studies Applications-CARIS) | Podium A | Teams Conference Link (Text In Code: 81202 or 81203 / Text In Telephone: 202-796-7323)