Brock Christensen has been named the new Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives at the Dartmouth Cancer Center. Brock is a Professor of Epidemiology, Community & Family Medicine, and Molecular & Systems Biology. He holds a PhD from Harvard University. This new leadership role will benefit from Brock’s broad leadership […]
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Kudos to Dr. Megan Romano for her role in creating PFAS Guidance for NH Clinicians
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals used in a wide variety of consumer products and industrial applications. They are increasingly common drinking water contaminants and have been linked to a range of health issues. Dr. Megan Romano, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, worked with Laurie Rardin, […]
Rena Shi presents at Wetterhahn Science Symposium
Rena Shi, is an undergraduate student, D’26, and is mentored by Dr. Jennifer L Meijer. Rena recently presented at the Wetterhahn Science Symposium on 5/24/23. Rena’s preliminary work found that approximately half of women in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort gained more weight during pregnancy than the Institute of Medicine […]
Epidemiology Anti-Racism Committee Hosts Pride Month Book Club
The Department of Epidemiology Anti-Racism Committee will host their Spring Book Club Discussion on Weds, 5/24/23, from 10:30 – 11:30 am in a hybrid format. The in-person location will be at the Dartmouth-Health Campus. You can also join remotely on Zoom. The Spring discussion will focus on the first half […]
Congratulations, Dr. Jeremiah Brown!
Epidemiology faculty take the lead on new international guidelines from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and the AmSECT Society of Cardiovascular Perfusionists. Dr. Jeremiah Brown is the first author of three new publications. 1 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists/American Society of Extracorporeal […]
Congratulations to Elizabeth Anderson
Congratulations to Elizabeth Anderson for passing her Oral Qualifying Exam! She is now a PhD candidate and will proceed with her dissertation work regarding maternal cardiometabolic health during pregnancy and placental structure function and adaptation. She is co-mentored by Dr. Caitlin Howe and Dr. Joshua Levy.
Notice of Award – COBRE Phase 3
The Department of Epidemiology is thrilled to announce our NIH NIGMS IDeA Center for Molecular Epidemiology has been funded for another five years as a Phase 3 Center. “Phase 3 awards support maintaining research cores developed during Phases 1 and 2 to sustain a collaborative, multidisciplinary research environment with pilot project […]
Congratulations to the recent recipients of the Department Travel Award
Congratulations to the recent recipients of the Department Travel Award. Dr. Hugo Pomares-Millan will be traveling to Rockefeller University in NYC, New York, where he will attend a highly competitive course in Advanced Gene Mapping. This course will advance his epidemiologic cancer research in the area of genome-wide gene-environment interaction […]
Dr. Diane Gilbert-Diamond awarded Guarini School Faculty Mentoring Award 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Diane Gilbert-Diamond for her achievement as a mentor and as a recipient of the Guarini School Faculty Mentoring Award 2023. The Faculty Mentoring Award is designed by the Graduate Student Council (GSC) to recognize outstanding commitment to fostering graduate students’ professional and personal development. To read more […]
Dartmouth Graduate Students Earn Top Spots at National Big Data Case Competition
Quantitative Biomedical Sciences Program Susan J. Diesel, PhD (603) 646-5737 Susan.Diesel@Dartmouth.edu https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/qbs/ Release Date: February 14, 2023 Dartmouth Graduate Students Earn Top Spots at National Big Data Case Competition Competing for the first time, four teams from the QBS MS program, including a team of two graduate students and […]