Read article – (Bradley) Vince Watts, assistant professor of psychiatry, is quoted about a recent study he co-authored that found the implementation of a set of standards that address the physical environment in Veterans Affairs hospitals is linked to a significant and sustained drop in inpatient suicides. (Subscription may be required.)
Archive for 2016
Precision Oncology: Epigenetic Patterns Predict Glioblastoma Outcomes – National Institutes of Health Director’s Blog
Read story – A blog post featuring a breakthrough discovery by Brock Christensen, associate professor of epidemiology, and Kevin Johnson, a 2016 graduate of the Program in Experimental and Molecular Medicine, in identifying the functional role of two specific DNA modifications in glioblastoma (GBM) cancer tissues.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – Bianca Di Cocco: Making Strong Choices
For theater actress and first-year Geisel med student Bianca Di Cocco, whether creating a bond between fellow actors and an audience, or between doctor and patient, the principles are the same—everything is interwoven.
Event: “It’s Criminal” Documentary Screening and Discussion Dec. 8
Join Beyond the Books in Chilcott Auditorium on Thursday, December 8 at 7:30 pm for a sneak preview of the new documentary, “It’s Criminal.” This film shares the life-changing experiences of 14 Dartmouth students and 10 female prisoners who worked together in the Telling My Story program at Dartmouth.
Surachai Supattapone Named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Surachai Supattapone, MD, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at the Geisel School of Medicine, is among four Dartmouth professors named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science.
Building a Common IRB Platform for Advancing Research
Led by Alan I. Green, MD, a team of scientists at Dartmouth SYNERGY Clinical and Translational Science Institute and Geisel’s department of Biomedical Data Science are helping to lead a national effort to centralize IRB (institutional review board) review for clinical research among the NIH’s 64 CTSA research centers.
Dartmouth Medicine: Geisel Students are MaD (Making a Difference)
Adapting to the necessity of arming medical students with capabilities beyond those of a conventional biomedical and clinical science curriculum, Geisel’s Patients and Populations course is the first step toward curricular change.
Dartmouth Researchers Break New Territory Analyzing DNA Modifications in Glioblastoma
Research published in the journal Nature Communications describes distribution of a DNA defect in the glioblastoma genome and its relationship with patient survival.
Without A Syringe Exchange Program, New Hampshire Is At Risk Of An HIV Outbreak (Audio) – NHPR
Listen to story – As a guest on “The Exchange,” Tim Lahey, associate professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology, and of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, discusses HIV and AIDS in New Hampshire and how new preventative methods and ever-improving treatments mean that more patients are living longer, healthier lives. But many challenges remain, including testing and insurance discrimination.
Dartmouth Researchers Link DNA Defect to Survival Rate from Deadly Brain Cancer, Glioblastoma – Nature World News
Read article – Coverage on Brock Christensen, associate professor of epidemiology, and his fellow Norris Cotton Cancer Center researchers’ breakthrough discovery in identifying the functional role of two specific DNA modifications in glioblastoma (GBM) cancer tissues.