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With a six-year F99/K00 award from the National Cancer Institute, Trace Walker investigates how hidden regions of the genome — called transposable elements — could make ovarian tumors more visible to the immune system and open new doors for treatment.
When Emily Chiang scheduled her annual mammogram in December 2020, she expected it to be like every other year — quick, routine, and reassuring. For more than two decades, she had faithfully visited the GW Medical Faculty Associates Breast Imaging Center, always leaving with a clean bill of…
Scientists uncover how the And-1 protein helps repair UVB-induced DNA damage, offering insights into skin cancer prevention.
Julie E. Bauman, MD, MPH, and Sharad Goyal, MD, were among 100 physicians and researchers selected as the 2025 recipients of the Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO) designation.
And What One GW Researcher Is Doing About It
After discovering a lump at age 39, Kia Toye turned to the George Washington University Cancer Center, where expert care, faith, and resilience helped her confront breast cancer, loss, and recurrence with courage and purpose.
The GW Cancer Center’s newly launched Spanish language Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals empowers navigators to better serve diverse communities, aligning with national standards and advancing equitable cancer care.
The GW Cancer Center and the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS)recently received a $600,000 S10 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to purchase a state-of-the-art BD FACSDiscover™ S8 CellView spectral flow cytometer and live cell sorter. The…
On a picture-perfect autumn morning, neighbors, families, and friends gathered outside the GW Cancer Prevention and Wellness Center in Congress Heights for the first-ever Block Party and Health Fest on October 4. With sunshine, laughter, and music filling the air, the day celebrated one simple…
Community leaders, health professionals, and local residents joined members of the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and the GW Cancer Center to celebrate the official ribbon-cutting of the new GW Cancer Prevention and Wellness Center, located on the…