Articles by: Geisel Communications

NIH Funding on the Chopping Block: Trump Administration Freezes all NIH Research Funding – The Equinox

Read article – Steven Bernstein, chief research officer at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and professor of emergency medicine at Geisel, is quoted in an article about the Trump administration’s proposal to slash funding from the National Institutes of Health. “(What) had been proposed to be cut … that would be potentially devastating to the research enterprise here because it would severely hinder our ability to do our work,” Bernstein said.

Neonatal HSV Infections May Lead to Long-Term Cognitive Impairment – The Microbiologist

Read article – David Leib, chair and professor of microbiology and immunology; Katherine Nautiyal, an assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences; Abigail Dutton, MED ’22, Guarini; and Evelyn Turnbaugh, Guarini, are featured in an article about their research into the effects of neonatal exposure to herpes simplex virus in mice on long-term cognitive decline. “What Abby and Evelyn discovered was that mice who had received a miniscule dose of HSV when they were a day old weren’t able to learn as well as those that were in the control group and were uninfected,” Leib said.

Dartmouth Researchers Brace for Trump’s NIH Funding Cuts – NH Bulletin

Read article – Dean Madden, vice provost for research, and Steven Leach, director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center, are featured in an article about the Trump administration’s proposal to slash funding from the National Institutes of Health. “The result is going to be less science, fewer breakthrough therapies, and less innovations,” Madden said. (Similar coverage in Business NH Journal.)

NIH Research Funding Drops $1B Under Trump Administration – HealthDay News

Read article – Dean Madden, vice provost for research, is quoted in an article about the Trump administration’s proposal to slash funding from the National Institutes of Health. “If the federal government cuts its investment, we will have to scale back on research, and cutting-edge science will be cut short,” Madden said. (Picked up by U.S. News & World Report.)

Federal Funding Cuts Could Imperil Medical Research, NH Institutions Warn – New Hampshire Public Radio

Read article – Dean Madden, vice provost for research, and Jana Barnello, director of media relations and communications strategy, are featured in an article about how Dartmouth and Dartmouth Health responded to the Trump administration moves to cut billions of dollars in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health by capping indirect costs. “The result is going to be less science, fewer breakthrough therapies and less innovations,” Madden said.

Baby Gut Bacteria Fails to Mature Normally With CF, Study Finds – Cystic Fibrosis News Today

Read article – A study by Benjamin Ross, an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, is featured in an article about his research into the gut bacterial growth in young children with cystic fibrosis. “Our major conclusion was that in CF the microbiome really doesn’t change very much, so it’s essentially stunted or delayed in its maturation compared to healthy kids, and this failure to mature may contribute to poor health,” Ross said.

How Changes to a CDFC Vaccine Panel Under Kennedy Could Reshape Policy – NPR

Read article – John Modlin, a professor emeritus of pediatrics, is featured in an article about how the ascension of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to Health and Human Services secretary could reshape vaccine policies. “Unfortunately, the way ACIP and other federal advisory committees are structured, there’s an opportunity for political interference from above,” Modlin said. (Picked up by New Hampshire Public Radio.)