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Dr. Khaled el-Shami, assistant professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences,
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Dr. Khaled el-Shami, assistant professor of Medicine at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences, [was quoted in a Voice of America article](https://www.voanews.com/a/rare-pancreatic-cancer-caused-steve-jobs-death--131317684/146265.html) about Apple CEO Steve Job's death from pancreatic cancer.
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Sally Feng, a student in the Integrated Biomedical Sciences (IBS) PhD program at GW’s School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), recently earned a prestigious predoctoral fellowship award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
[](https://smhs.gwu.edu/news/best-times-worst-times-biomedical-research)
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Francis Collins, MD, PhD, former director of the National Institutes of Health and former leader of the National Human Genome Research Institute, described the contrast between rapid scientific progress and the challenges posed by political polarization at the George Washington University’s GW Med…
[](https://smhs.gwu.edu/news/melissa-carroll-phd-elected-rank-fellow-american-association-anatomy)
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Melissa Carroll, PhD, recognized as an AAA Fellow for contributions to neuroanatomy, inclusive anatomy education, and diverse representation in anatomical science. |
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