Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) received a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the known and unknown genes associated with branchiootorenal spectrum (BOS) disorders, a class of craniofacial abnormalities that cause hearing loss and kidney defects because of genetic mutations. Read more
Several George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) faculty members were honored with 40 Under 40 Awards during the 2018–19 academic year. Read more
Howard Straker, MPH, PA-C, assistant professor of physician assistant (PA) studies at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was elected as president of the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA). Read more
Noted breast cancer prevention and treatment researcher Yanfen Hu, PhD, recently joined the faculty at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences as professor of anatomy and cell biology and a member of the GW Cancer Center’s cancer biology program. Read more