GW Integrated Biomedical Sciences
@gwibs.bsky.social
Home to George Washington University's PhD programs in Cancer Biology, Genomics & Bioinformatics, Microbiology & Immunology, Neuroscience and Pharmacology & Physiology
So proud to introduce our latest GWIBS graduate, Dr. Jenna Clements! Jenna, a recipient of both NIH T32 and F31 fellowships, defended her dissertation yesterday describing the relationship between HDAC11 and the RNA splicing factor SF3B2 which she investigated in the lab of Dr. Ed Seto.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
So proud to introduce our latest GWIBS graduate, Dr. Jenna Clements! Jenna, a recipient of both NIH T32 and F31 fellowships, defended her dissertation yesterday describing the relationship between HDAC11 and the RNA splicing factor SF3B2 which she investigated in the lab of Dr. Ed Seto.
Congratulating Dr. Bollard and her entire team, which includes several GW IBS PhD students and alumni, on this exciting venture! www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Why this clinical trial is offering some young cancer patients hope
Children’s National Hospital is poised to recruit patients for a new clinical trial that will take on an old, implacable foe: children’s solid tumors. Little progress has been made in 30 years.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Congratulating Dr. Bollard and her entire team, which includes several GW IBS PhD students and alumni, on this exciting venture! www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Gracias por una #ABRCMS2025 inolvidable San Antonio - our GWIBS hippo herd is officially starting the trek to Seattle! 🛣️ #ABRCMS2026
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Gracias por una #ABRCMS2025 inolvidable San Antonio - our GWIBS hippo herd is officially starting the trek to Seattle! 🛣️ #ABRCMS2026
We've been feeling the love at #ABRCMS2025 all week! Let's have an epic last day 💕
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We've been feeling the love at #ABRCMS2025 all week! Let's have an epic last day 💕
The GW SPARC summer program was well-represented today at #ABRCMS2025 by Ananya Bandaru,
Lucy Hemesath, Alyssa Yao and
Karina Vargas-Ortiz! go.gwu.edu/gwsparc
Lucy Hemesath, Alyssa Yao and
Karina Vargas-Ortiz! go.gwu.edu/gwsparc
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The GW SPARC summer program was well-represented today at #ABRCMS2025 by Ananya Bandaru,
Lucy Hemesath, Alyssa Yao and
Karina Vargas-Ortiz! go.gwu.edu/gwsparc
Lucy Hemesath, Alyssa Yao and
Karina Vargas-Ortiz! go.gwu.edu/gwsparc
After some late-night historical hippo hijinks, our tiny squishy ambassadors are feeling rested and ready to make new friends at #ABRCMS2025 booth 924 🦛 🌙
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
After some late-night historical hippo hijinks, our tiny squishy ambassadors are feeling rested and ready to make new friends at #ABRCMS2025 booth 924 🦛 🌙
First up in the #ABRCMS2025 GW SPARC poster parade is Victor Espinoza who worked this summer with Dr. Joseph Meisel (go.gwu.edu/gwsparc)
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
First up in the #ABRCMS2025 GW SPARC poster parade is Victor Espinoza who worked this summer with Dr. Joseph Meisel (go.gwu.edu/gwsparc)
The GWIBS hippo herd has arrived at #ABRCMS2025 in San Antonio - find us at booth 924 to learn about our PhD programs (ibs.smhs.gwu.edu) and summer research program (go.gwu.edu/gwsparc) 🤠
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The GWIBS hippo herd has arrived at #ABRCMS2025 in San Antonio - find us at booth 924 to learn about our PhD programs (ibs.smhs.gwu.edu) and summer research program (go.gwu.edu/gwsparc) 🤠
We are looking forward to having a hippo-tastic time at #ABRCMS2025 this week - we'll be at booth #924 to chat about our GWIBS PhD programs!
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
We are looking forward to having a hippo-tastic time at #ABRCMS2025 this week - we'll be at booth #924 to chat about our GWIBS PhD programs!
Celebrating the achievements of our amazing GWIBS PhD students who received prestigious NIH fellowships this year to support their continued scientific development! Congratulations to Jenna Clements, Kevin Nestler, Shatha Salameh and Trace Walker (who received GW's first-ever NIH F99 fellowship!)
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Celebrating the achievements of our amazing GWIBS PhD students who received prestigious NIH fellowships this year to support their continued scientific development! Congratulations to Jenna Clements, Kevin Nestler, Shatha Salameh and Trace Walker (who received GW's first-ever NIH F99 fellowship!)
Sending a huge round of applause to Dr. Gazzinelli Guimaraes, who recently received a prestigious NIH/NIAID DP2 New Innovator Award to investigate how dormant viral genes in our DNA may drive allergic lung inflammation! smhs.gwu.edu/news/explori...
Exploring Ancient Viruses to Uncover New Clues About Asthma and Allergies
A new research study led by Pedro Gazzinelli Guimaraes, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, titled “Unraveling the Hidden Regulator: Deciphering Endogenous Ret...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Sending a huge round of applause to Dr. Gazzinelli Guimaraes, who recently received a prestigious NIH/NIAID DP2 New Innovator Award to investigate how dormant viral genes in our DNA may drive allergic lung inflammation! smhs.gwu.edu/news/explori...
A reminder to SMHS medical students, graduate students and postdocs that Art of Science entries are due Dec 1!
The 2026 Art of Science contest is here! GW SMHS medical students, graduate students and postdocs are invited to submit artistic images related to your research to win cash prizes - deadline is Dec 1! smhs.gwu.edu/research/res...
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A reminder to SMHS medical students, graduate students and postdocs that Art of Science entries are due Dec 1!
We are delighted to share that our student Kevin Nestler has received a prestigious NIH F31 fellowship to support his research exploring how tumor cells alter RNA derived from transposable elements to suppress immune detection and remain invisible cancercenter.gwu.edu/news/how-tin...
How Tiny RNA ‘Edits’ Help Ovarian Cancer Hide
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. Th...
cancercenter.gwu.edu
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We are delighted to share that our student Kevin Nestler has received a prestigious NIH F31 fellowship to support his research exploring how tumor cells alter RNA derived from transposable elements to suppress immune detection and remain invisible cancercenter.gwu.edu/news/how-tin...
Exciting publication from the Zhu lab in Nature Communications describing how a key protein protects skin from UV damage and cancer
smhs.gwu.edu/news/new-dis...
smhs.gwu.edu/news/new-dis...
New Discovery Reveals How a Key Protein Protects Skin from UV Damage and Cancer
Researchers from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (GW SMHS) publish a new study in Nature Communications identifying a critical protein, And-1, that plays a vita...
smhs.gwu.edu
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Exciting publication from the Zhu lab in Nature Communications describing how a key protein protects skin from UV damage and cancer
smhs.gwu.edu/news/new-dis...
smhs.gwu.edu/news/new-dis...
While DoorDash had some expected tricks in store for us today, we were still able to enjoy our annual Halloween coffee & donut treats with the GW Student Organization of Biomedical Scientists! Congratulations to costume contest winners Clarissa & Amber as the Washington Monument and a DC tourist!
October 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
While DoorDash had some expected tricks in store for us today, we were still able to enjoy our annual Halloween coffee & donut treats with the GW Student Organization of Biomedical Scientists! Congratulations to costume contest winners Clarissa & Amber as the Washington Monument and a DC tourist!
We love to see students from our summer SPARC program thriving - congrats to Erik Infante on his presentation, and shout-out to his GWCC faculty mentor, Maho Shibata and GWIBS PhD students Emily Williams and Sally Feng for their support of his summer research project! www.bowdoin.edu/news/2025/10...
Students Share Summer Research Projects at Symposium
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October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We love to see students from our summer SPARC program thriving - congrats to Erik Infante on his presentation, and shout-out to his GWCC faculty mentor, Maho Shibata and GWIBS PhD students Emily Williams and Sally Feng for their support of his summer research project! www.bowdoin.edu/news/2025/10...
Such an amazing contribution from Dr. Cresswell and Dr. Maggirwar to our biomedical research community! smhs.gwu.edu/news/smhs-se...
SMHS Secures NIH Grant to Purchase Cutting-Edge Cell Analysis Instrument
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and the GW Cancer Center recently received a $600,000 S10 grant from the NIH to purchase a state-of-the-art BD FACSDiscover™ S8 ...
smhs.gwu.edu
October 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Such an amazing contribution from Dr. Cresswell and Dr. Maggirwar to our biomedical research community! smhs.gwu.edu/news/smhs-se...
The 2026 Art of Science contest is here! GW SMHS medical students, graduate students and postdocs are invited to submit artistic images related to your research to win cash prizes - deadline is Dec 1! smhs.gwu.edu/research/res...
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The 2026 Art of Science contest is here! GW SMHS medical students, graduate students and postdocs are invited to submit artistic images related to your research to win cash prizes - deadline is Dec 1! smhs.gwu.edu/research/res...
We are thrilled to congratulate the GWIBS PhD students who have been selected as the 2025-2026 awardees for our NIAID T32 Training Grant in HIV Persistence, Comorbidities, and Treatment!
October 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We are thrilled to congratulate the GWIBS PhD students who have been selected as the 2025-2026 awardees for our NIAID T32 Training Grant in HIV Persistence, Comorbidities, and Treatment!
Fascinating insight into the work of GW IBS faculty trainers @chiappinellilab.bsky.social and Ed Seto along with current PhD student Trace Walker! researchmagazine.gwu.edu/rewriting-ca...
Rewriting Cancer’s Script | GW Research Magazine | The George Washington University
GW researchers are discovering new ways that aggressive cancers hijack healthy cells to fuel their growth. Their findings could lead to new cancer treatments.
researchmagazine.gwu.edu
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Fascinating insight into the work of GW IBS faculty trainers @chiappinellilab.bsky.social and Ed Seto along with current PhD student Trace Walker! researchmagazine.gwu.edu/rewriting-ca...
We love to see our GW postdocs getting some well-deserved recognition for their important contributions to our academic community! gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-celebrate...
GW Celebrates Postdocs on Appreciation Day | GW Today | The George Washington University
University leaders encourage postdocs to "be bold" and explore diverse career paths beyond traditional academia.
gwtoday.gwu.edu
October 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We love to see our GW postdocs getting some well-deserved recognition for their important contributions to our academic community! gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-celebrate...
We are thrilled to welcome an exemplary group of early-career scientists to our GWIBS community this year! smhs.gwu.edu/news/gw-smhs...
September 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We are thrilled to welcome an exemplary group of early-career scientists to our GWIBS community this year! smhs.gwu.edu/news/gw-smhs...
Presenting our newest GWIBS alumna, Samantha Chin, the "Queen of CAR T Cells!" Dr. Chin defended her dissertation yesterday on Nanoparticle-based Photothermal Therapy for Potentiating CAR T Cell Therapy against Solid Tumors under the mentorship of Dr. Rohan Fernandes and Dr. Catherine Bollard.
September 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Presenting our newest GWIBS alumna, Samantha Chin, the "Queen of CAR T Cells!" Dr. Chin defended her dissertation yesterday on Nanoparticle-based Photothermal Therapy for Potentiating CAR T Cell Therapy against Solid Tumors under the mentorship of Dr. Rohan Fernandes and Dr. Catherine Bollard.
Visiting our sister city to meet prospective PhD students at the IMBC McNair Conference!
September 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Visiting our sister city to meet prospective PhD students at the IMBC McNair Conference!
Get to know current GWIBS Neuroscience PhD student Erin Jones on the GW Student Organization for Biomedical Sciences (GW SOBS) blog! blogs.gwu.edu/gwsobs/2025/...
GW-SOBS Student of the Month (March)- Erin Jones
Erin Jones (She/Her) Program: Neuroscience PI: Dr. John Bethea Why did you choose to pursue a PhD? [EJ] I chose to get a PhD because…Continue readingGW-SOBS Student of the Month (March)- Erin Jones
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September 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Get to know current GWIBS Neuroscience PhD student Erin Jones on the GW Student Organization for Biomedical Sciences (GW SOBS) blog! blogs.gwu.edu/gwsobs/2025/...