Georgetown University Presents at Edison Electric Institute 47th Financial Conference, Nov-12-2012 01:15 PM. Venue: JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, 5350 East Marriott Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85054, United States. Speakers: Paul Begala, Affiliate Professor.

Georgetown University's medical center marked the opening of a new community-based office designed to research and reduce cancer disparities among minority and underserved communities in the nation's capital. The Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research, located at 1000 New Jersey Ave. S.E., provides a community "anchor" for the cancer-related research already under way as part of a $6.1 million grant awarded earlier this year to GUMC by the National Institutes of Health. Internationally renowned cancer epidemiologist Lucile Adams-Campbell, associate director for minority health and health disparities research at Lombardi, is leading the effort.

Georgetown University and MedStar National Rehabilitation Network announced a new research and patient care partnership that extends the boundaries of neuroscience. The new Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery marks the launch of a rare research continuum spanning basic and translational science in brain recovery. The Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery focuses on the study of neural plasticity, the biological process that underlies the brain's ability to learn and develop.