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The recently established GW Cancer Center is pleased to announce that the Albert L. Tucker and Elizabeth T. Tucker Postdoctoral Fellowship has been established by The Albert L. Tucker and Elizabeth T. Tucker Foundation in an amount of $1 million.

The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), the GW University Hospital, and the GW Medical Faculty Associates are pleased to announce the appointment of Eduardo M. Sotomayor, M.D., who will serve as the inaugural director of the GW Cancer Center. As…

WASHINGTON (May 11, 2016) - The George Washington (GW) Cancer Center received nearly $100,000 to reduce cancer disparities in Washington, D.C.’s lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LBT) communities from Susan G. Komen.

The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Institute, the patient-centered care and health equity arm of the newly established GW Cancer Center, was presented with a $100,000 check from The Avon Foundation for Women at the AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer closing ceremonies in Washington…

The GW Cancer Center is pleased to announce Mandi Pratt-Chapman, a national leader for patient navigation and cancer survivorship policy and training, has been tapped to serve as the Associate Center Director (ACD) for Patient Centered Initiatives and Health Equity.

WASHINGTON (Jan. 10, 2016) - The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center is pleased to announce Robert Siegel, M.D. '77, professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, as the new associate center director for education, training, and network development.

Within their respective labs, Eduardo Sotomayor, M.D., director of the GW Cancer Center and professor of medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), and Edward Seto, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular medicine at SMHS, are coming closer to the pinnacle of…

Cancer is like publishing a book, Eduardo Sotomayor, M.D., professor of medicine at George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), and director of the GW Cancer Center, tells his patients.

Congratulations to Mandi Pratt-Chapman, M.A., director of the George Washington University Cancer Institute, who was chosen as a Young World Cancer Leader (under 40) by the Union for International Cancer Control.

Although he speaks in measured tones, Eduardo M. Sotomayor, M.D., director of the new GW Cancer Center (GWCC), exudes optimism and determination as he describes his vision for the institution: “Driving research innovation, personalized cancer care, and cancer policy from the nation’s capital."…