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Julie Bauman, MD, MPH, hosted a GW Medicine Bicentennial Series presentation featuring GW Cancer
Center experts explaining how researchers have advanced cutting-edge treatments that empower the
body’s natural immune system to fight cancer.
Did you know that early detection of lung cancer can significantly increase your 5-year survival rate to about 90%? And that lung cancer screenings are easy, quick, and painless?
Sunil Adige has a golden brain. As a medical oncologist, his analytical side has a deep understanding of the intricate science behind cancer. As a painter, he sees beauty that others might overlook. Both sides of his brain work in harmony to make a profound impact on his patients’ lives.
Trace Walker’s fascination for science was nurtured in a Florida orange grove. There, he gained an appreciation for the symbiosis between the land and the trees. Now, as a PhD candidate in the Chiappinelli Lab, he researches spatial transcriptomics, the way tumor cells interact and communicate…
As an epidemiologist, Kim Robien is all about the data. Behind her science is the soul of someone whose
direct work with cancer patients motivated her to find the answers to questions that weren’t always
easily answered.
Figuring out how things work comes naturally to Greg Cresswell, who runs the GWCC Flow Cytometry
Core Facility. When he’s not helping scientists across campus with studies ranging from cancer biology
to frog immunology, he’s building and designing gadgets with his 3D printer. Getting to…
Sunil Adige, MD, discusses how breast cancer awareness efforts can enable earlier detection, better disease management, and improved patient outcomes.
For Anelia Horvath, the big picture comprises tiny particles. She studies genetic variants from single-cell RNA-sequencing data, and these little pieces of the puzzle are leading to important discoveries and answering huge questions.
The GW Cancer Center is proud to announce that thoracic surgeon Sora Ely, MD, has been appointed as the Co-Chair of the DC Cancer Coalition, a pivotal organization dedicated to reducing the cancer burden in the District of Columbia.
Maria Vicera is a follower of dreams. Though she didn’t pursue the career she initially thought she would, she’s
found fulfillment and purpose as a remote clinical oncology nurse at the GW Cancer Center.