Research

Research at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine is diverse and well funded. In fact, the Geisel School managed 515 active sponsored projects in the 2011 fiscal year. The Geisel School is a national leader in collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects, as evidenced by programs such as its Immunotherapy Center, Center for Shared Decision Making, and the Spine Center. The result is an intellectually stimulating environment where scientists, clinicians, researchers, and students join forces on nationally recognized projects that are changing lives.

Dartmouth's Geisel School is
Making National Headlines

Transforming the Way We Die
The Atlantic
March 8, 2012

Dartmouth to help with China health reform effort
The Boston Globe
April 8, 2012

Traumatic Brain Injury at War
Emerging Science
November 7, 2012

Mammograms Leading to Unnecessary Treatment, Study Finds
Washington Post
November 21, 2012

Dartmouth and Indian Health Service Partner to Help Native Americans
Indian Country Today
November 26, 2012

Your Kid Probably Doesn't Need Antibiotics
The Atlantic
March 5, 2013

Dr. Surachai Supattapone and his team Dr. Surachai Supattapone and his team investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms that give rise to the perplexing group of neurodegenerative disorders known as prion diseases.

"In other labs I've worked in, I've never felt so comfortable asking questions and having other people ask me questions."

Dr. James Weinstein, Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery "For a long time, I think, both nationally and internationally, we have been at the forefront of translational research around back pain and spine surgery. And now we've done the largest trial in the country--eleven states--looking at operative versus nonoperative treatment for spine conditions. We've received over $30 million in federal funding. I think the impact here is huge." --Dr. James Weinstein, President and CEO of Dartmouth- Hitchcock; and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

"What we have at the Geisel School is high specific gravity. It's a relatively small institution, but within each department each person has a lot to offer. They carry as much weight as a faculty three times this size."
—Surachai Supattapone, M.D., Ph.D., D.Phil., Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine

From anatomy to zygotic selection, we offers a broad diversity of research opportunities • The Geisel School's ties between basic and clinical scientists foster research that targets the causes of disease in addition to the symptoms