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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…
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.
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…
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 health…
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.
In the fight against ovarian cancer, one of the biggest challenges is invisibility. The body’s immune system, usually a vigilant defender, often fails to recognize ovarian tumor cells as dangerous. That’s where GW Cancer Center researcher Kevin Nestler, a PhD candidate in the Chiappinelli Lab,…
Every year, thousands of women make an appointment for a mammogram, taking an important step to protect their health. According to Sora Ely, MD, a thoracic surgeon at the GW Cancer Center, that same visit is also an opportunity to discuss lung cancer screening.
Current Research Themes
Neural Development/Stem Cells (Longstanding research area)
Understand cellular and molecular control of nervous system glial specification
Identify molecules that regulate glial cell proliferation and migration. 
Driving transformational research, personalized therapy, family-centered care, and cancer policy in the nation's capital.
When Micael Lopez-Acevedo, MD, stepped back onto the George Washington University (GW) campus, it felt like a return to familiar ground. Years earlier, he had been part of the GW Cancer Center community, working closely with faculty, trainees, and researchers. Now, as the new Division Director of…