SMHS Researchers Awarded $1.87 Million Grant for Cancer Research

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Katherine Chiappinelli, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), received a $1.87 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research the regulation of repetitive elements in cancer by P53 and epigenetic mechanisms. 

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Illustration of work conducted by professors Paul J. Brindley, PhD, and Wannaporn Ittiprasert Tanno, PhD
GW Researchers Develop Model to Study Neglected Tropical Diseases
Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), in collaboration with colleagues in France and Germany, have developed a model organism from a genetically modified parasitic worm to better study neglected tropical disease.
Brita Ostermeier from the Maggirwar Lab awarded "Young Investigator Award for the Most Outstanding Oral Presentation" at the Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology Conference
Brita Ostermeier from the Maggirwar Lab awarded "Young Investigator Award for the Most Outstanding Oral Presentation" at the Society on Neuroimmune Pharmacology Conference
Dr. Bukrinsky's recent paper titled "Extracellular vesicles carrying HIV-1 Nef induce long-term hyperreactivity of myeloid cells" was published in Cell Reports and mentioned in TheScientist news outlet.
Read the published article here.