News
Congratulations to Brett Shook, MD on his well-deserved tenure and promotion to Associate Professor—a fitting
recognition of his exceptional contributions to research, teaching, and service, both within the department and beyond.
Congratulations to Dr. Bill Weglicki on being awarded the distinguished title of Emeritus Professor, in recognition of his 40 years of dedicated scholarship and service to our department and the wider academic community.
The Department proudly celebrates Dr. Manjiri Dimri for her achievement in receiving the Morton A. Bender Teaching Award
Biochemistry Department Research Faculty Wins First Prize at GW Cancer Center Scientific Retreat.
Congratulations to Anelia Horvath, PhD, M.Sc.
Sunisha Harish, a recent graduate from the Data Science Department at GWU, successfully completed a eight-month research placement at Horvath Lab and has now secured a prestigious position at PwC. We extend our heartfelt congratulations on this exciting achievement!
A newly published study reveals that overexpressing 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (HPGD) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) affects tumor growth in a cell line-specific manner, suggesting novel, non-enzymatic roles for HPGD beyond its known function in degrading prostaglandin E2 (…