AI policy can benefit from past technology rollout lessons
Developing AI policy needs to mitigate risk without stifling innovation, much like the early days of EHRs, says Patricia MacTaggart, program director and teaching instructor at George Washington University and 2024 Changemaker Award recipient. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - April 17, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: video
The Aldehyde Hypothesis
Heran Darwin is a Professor of Microbiology at NYU School of Medicine, where she has been since 2004. Her research contributions include the characterization of a bacterial proteasome system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. She obtained her Ph.D. from UCLA in the lab of Dr. Virginia Miller. Half-way through her PhD, Heran moved with Dr. Miller to Washington University in St. Louis and finished her degree there, and remained as a postdoctoral fellow with Virginia for 2 more years. Heran then trained as a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Carl Nathan at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in NYC. Heran is a recipie...
Source: Videocast - All Events - September 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Prioritizing genetics to reduce existing health disparities
Nancy J. Cox, PhD, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Genetic Medicine within the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Dr. Cox completed her PhD at Yale University and conducted postdoctoral research at Washington University and the University of Pennsylvania. She joined the faculty at the University of Chicago, where she spent her academic faculty career until she was recruited to Vanderbilt in 2015 to lead the n ew Vanderbilt Genetics Institute (VGI).
As Founding Director of the VGI, Dr. Cox is focused on recruiting world-class genetics and genomics scientists to the In...
Source: Videocast - All Events - July 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
WALS Lecture by Heran Darwin
Heran Darwin is a Professor of Microbiology at NYU School of Medicine, where she has been since 2004. Her research contributions include the characterization of a bacterial proteasome system in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. She obtained her Ph.D. from UCLA in the lab of Dr. Virginia Miller. Half-way through her PhD, Heran moved with Dr. Miller to Washington University in St. Louis and finished her degree there, and remained as a postdoctoral fellow with Virginia for 2 more years. Heran then trained as a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Carl Nathan at Weill Medical College of Cornell University in NYC. Heran is a recipie...
Source: Videocast - All Events - July 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
TREM2 signaling in neurodegeneration and cancer
IIG Seminar
Dr. Marco Colonna was born in Parma, Italy, received his medical degree and specialization in internal medicine at Parma University (Parma, Italy) and completed his postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA). He became a scientific member of the Basel Institute for Immunology (Basel, Switzerland). Since 2001 he has been a Professor of Pathology& Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, USA. Since 2019 Dr. Colonna is a member of the National Academy of Science. Dr. Colonna ’ s research focuses on immunoreceptors. In this field his accomplishm...
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
IIG Seminar
Dr. Marco Colonna was born in Parma, Italy, received his medical degree and specialization in internal medicine at Parma University (Parma, Italy) and completed his postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA). He became a scientific member of the Basel Institute for Immunology (Basel, Switzerland). Since 2001 he has been a Professor of Pathology& Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, USA. Since 2019 Dr. Colonna is a member of the National Academy of Science. Dr. Colonna ’ s research focuses on immunoreceptors. In this field his accomplishments encompa...
Source: Videocast - All Events - October 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
New approaches to manipulating light absorption in optical resonators
Researchers discovered new approaches to manipulating light absorption in optical resonators by different types of optical losses.
[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grant EFMA 1641109 and DMR 1743235.]
Learn more in the Washington University in St. Louis news story (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - February 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: video
Graduate student Zhen Tian measures a sample in the lab
of Assistant Professor Kun Wang at Washington University in St. Louis.
[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grant AST 1517541.]
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - January 18, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: video
Quantum logic gate takes advantage of new form of light
Engineering researchers have developed a deterministic, high-fidelity, two-bit quantum logic gate that takes advantage of a new form of light.
[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grants ECCS 1608049 and ECCS 1838996.]
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - December 21, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: video
Mormyrids communicate using weak electric discharges
African fish called mormyrids communicate using weak electric discharges, or pulses, to locate prey and to communicate with each other.
[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grants IOS 1050701 and IOS 1755071.]
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Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - September 11, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: video
Big Data Byte: Predictive analytics saves lives and money
Nephi Walton, MD, MS, of Washington University School of Medicine, talks about his experience at a children ' s hospital where he used data analytics to help predict unanticipated surges in patient volume. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - June 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Tags: Workforce Development, Leadership, Analytics, Data Science Source Type: video
Plasma brush used to help medical providers quickly and easily sterilize masks and other equipment.
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many hospitals struggling with shortages of medical equipment. Now, George Washington University engineers might have a solution. With funding from the National Science Foundation, Michael Keidar has been exploring using cold plasma in cancer treatment. Now he’s ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - June 24, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: video
Using VR to help patients envision their care
In our first episode of " When It Works, " intracranial hematoma patient Danielle Collins and George Washington University Hospital ' s Dr. Walter Jean discuss how a virtual reality tool provided surgical theater to help Collins comprehend her condition. (Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos)
Source: Healthcare ITNews Videos - December 6, 2019 Category: Information Technology Tags: Medical Devices Patient Engagement Source Type: video
What you know is what you see!
NSF-funded cognitive neuroscientists at George Washington University have found that a personÂs knowledge about the size of everyday objects impacts how our brains process and interact with the visual environment.This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item. (Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery)
Source: NSF Multimedia Gallery - May 29, 2019 Category: Science Source Type: video
Translating Cancer Genomics to Clinical Care
NCI Center for Cancer Research Eminent Lecture Series
Elaine Mardis, Ph.D., is co-Executive Director of the Institute for Genomic Medicine at Nationwide Children ’ s Hospital and the Nationwide Foundation Endowed Chair of Genomic Medicine. She also is Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Mardis joined Nationwide Children ’ s Hospital in 2016. Educated at the University of Oklahoma with a B.S. in Zoology and a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dr. Mardis did postgraduate work in industry at BioRad Laboratories. She was a member of the faculty of Washington University School of...
Source: Videocast - All Events - March 20, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
