Dr. Margaret Karagas, Chair of the Department of Epidemiology, recently served on the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine Committee on the Evaluation of the Protocol for the IRIS Toxicological Review of Arsenic. There report was released this week (10/31/19).
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Center for Molecular Epidemiology investigator Saeed Hassanpour receives R01
Saeed Hassanpour, Associate Professor of Biomedical Data Science and Project Leader for the Center of Molecular Epidemiology has received an R01, “Clinicopathologic and Genetic Profiling through Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing for Precision Lung Cancer Management.” The overall goal of this project is to build novel computational methods to […]
Members of the Center for Molecular Epidemiology Attend 2019 NERIC Conference
The 2019 North East Regional IDeA Conference (NERIC) hosted by the New Hampshire IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) and Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) gathered August 14-16 at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. Attendees included more than 300 students, faculty, scientists and administrators […]
Dartmouth Research Informs N.H. Action on Arsenic in Drinking Water
Granite State lawmakers voted to reduce the level allowed in public water. From left, Professor Margaret Karagas, Director of Dartmouth’s Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program Celia Chen, and Research Professor Brian Jackson collaborate on arsenic research. (Photo by Eli Burakian ’00) Research from Dartmouth’s Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program formed […]
Interns from Jeremiah Brown’s lab innovating clinical research at the Dartmouth Wetterhahn Symposium
On Wednesday, May 22nd Dartmouth undergraduate scientists presented their work at the Wetterhahn Symposium in the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center. Among them were interns from Dr. Jeremiah Brown’s lab who spent the winter and spring terms studying clinical outcomes from acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and congenital heart surgery. […]
Dr. Bruce Riddle of the Department of Epidemiology has received the Constance L. Percy Award
Dr. Bruce Riddle of the Department of Epidemiology has received national recognition for his longterm contributions to the cancer registry community. At the Annual Conference of the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR), Vancouver 2019, he received this award: “The Constance L. Percy Award for Distinguished Service has been established to […]
Epidemiology Researcher Quoted on Risk of Cardiovascular Disease for Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Medscape quoted Michael Passarelli, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, in an article featuring research by other scientists about the risk of cardiovascular disease for patients with colorectal cancer. While colorectal cancer patients have previously relied on body mass index, this study, published in JAMA Oncology, indicates that computed tomography imaging will more accurately predict […]
Epidemiology Researcher Quoted on New Test for Critical Gut Bacteria in Infants
The Daily Beast quoted Anne Hoen, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, in an article about a prototype screening test developed by Evolve Biosystems to screen for infants with low levels of bifidobacteria, a critical gut bacteria believed to be important for immune health in infants.
Dartmouth Institute Receives $3.5 Million Grant for Research to Prevent Acute Kidney Injury During Cardiac Catheterization
Over two million people in the United States undergo cardiac catheterization each year. While the procedure is used effectively for both diagnostic and interventional purposes, it is not without risk: Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in up to 14 percent of all patients following a cardiac catheterization and up to […]
Epidemiology Researcher Collaborates on Initiative to Capture the Incidence of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Real Time
Meagan Stabler, Epidemiology Research Scientist, contributed to a study published in Pediatric Research that captured the statewide incidence of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in West Virginia using a real-time statewide surveillance system. The paper evaluates the extent to which NAS has increased in the past few years in a state […]