Archive: News

• Systems Medicine Director Is Guest Editor for Special Issue on Drug Repurposing

  Sona Vasudevan is the guest editor of the open-access International Journal of Molecular Sciences special issue, “Drug Repurposing: Emerging Approaches to Drug Discovery.” Students and faculty are encouraged to submit manuscripts.

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• ‘Future Stars’: First-Generation Student Success

  First-generation students — the first in their family to graduate from college — overcome many challenges in their academic journeys. Systems Medicine graduate Farzad Sarkari demonstrates the tenacity that drives these students to success.

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• The Gut Microbiome and COVID-19

  Sona Vasudevan, PhD, is a professor of biochemistry and molecular and cellular biology, and co-directs the course that explores the abundance and diversity of gut, vaginal, and skin microbiomes.

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• Jamari McCoy, 2020 Hoyas for Science Scholarship Recipient

  “Every human on this earth is different. So, treating them as your ‘average’ patient wouldn’t be giving them the best care that they deserve. This program will help me to take into consideration a person’s genetic and social background to give them the best care.”

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• First International Conference in Systems and Network Medicine

  The conference served as a unique nexus for interdisciplinary discovery and dialogue and fostered formation of new insights and possibilities for health care systems advances.

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• Georgetown Hosts First International Systems and Network Medicine Conference

  The First International Conference in Systems and Network Medicine brought together experts in the field who explored the topics from their diverse perspectives including academia, public policy and business.

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• Transforming Medicine Through Technology

  MinION is reshaping the field of medicine, and on April 26, 2018, Georgetown University Systems Medicine master’s students were the first cohort to experience this technical wonder in a curricular setting.

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• Student Profile – Grant Kern

  Grant Kern, M.S. in Systems Medicine, has had a keen interest in using science to improve people’s lives since elementary school. He is currently applying to medical schools, and hopes to combine the skills as an MD with the tools gained from the Systems Medicine program to improve the prevention and treatment of diseases.

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• Machine Learning Course at Georgetown University Systems Medicine Program

  In September 2018, Pine Biotech started a pilot course on Machine Learning for Biomedical Data at the Georgetown University Medical Center offered to the Masters Systems Medicine Program. A limited number of students are being accepted to join this project-based educational experience.

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• System Medicine Scholarship Honors the Late Robert Ledley

  The late Robert S. Ledley, DDS, a pioneer of medical informatics, was known for making several contributions to the field of biomedical research, including the invention of the whole body CT scanner.

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