Archive: Department of Biology
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Insect Feast: New Paper from Georgetown Professor Explores the World of Cicadas
New research from College of Arts & Sciences professor Martha Weiss provides an unprecedented look into the curious and wonderful world of cicadas
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How One New Drug Can Be a Breakthrough for Late-Stage Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Jeffrey Huang, a provost’s distinguished associate professor in the College of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Biology, and his team have developed a new drug that reversed the effects of late-stage MS in mice
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Five College of Arts & Sciences Alumnae Awarded Prestigious NSF Fellowship
This year, five alumnae of the College of Arts & Sciences were awarded fellowships through the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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2 College Students Named Goldwater Scholars
Two students in the College of Arts & Sciences – Naomi Greenberg (C’24) and Roma Dhingra (C’24) – were named 2023 Goldwater Scholars
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Georgetown Alumna and Pandemic Policy Researcher Wins 2023 Rhodes Scholarship
Isabella Turilli, a member of the GU Biology research community who is working to transform global health diplomacy, has won the 2023 Rhodes Scholarship — the oldest and most competitive international scholarship.
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New Study Exonerates Urban Pests Like Rats as One-of-a-Kind Disease Reservoirs
An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has found that city wildlife might pose less of a threat for future pandemics than once thought.
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Researchers Find Humans Have Given Wild Animals Their Diseases Nearly 100 Times
An international research team led by scientists at Georgetown University has found that humans might give viruses back to animals more often than previously understood.
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Bansal Lab Finds COVID-19 Transmission, Variant Risk Higher in Clusters of Unvaccinated U.S. Counties
A team of alumni, student and faculty researchers in the Bansal Lab is tracking COVID-19 vaccination in the United States, identifying five clusters of southeastern U.S. counties with high populations and lower-than-expected vaccination rates.
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