A recent grant will bolster a longstanding partnership between Geisel and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania.
Articles by: Geisel Communications
Students Seek Antibodies Among the Alpacas
When you think of lab animals, alpacas don’t usually spring to mind. But Geisel’s Mark Spaller and his students have started to focus on this small South American cousin of the camel as an important part of their antibody protein studies.
The Heretic in the Lab
An excerpt from the book The Truth in Small Doses discusses the research of Michael Sporn, a Geisel professor of pharmacology and toxicology, who has long advocated for an unorthodox approach to battling cancer.
Hockey to Help Others: Geisel and UVM Clash in Specimen Cup
On March 8, 2014, a group of Geisel students, residents and alumni faced-off against the University of Vermont medical school on the Dartmouth ice in Hanover for an annual hockey clash known as the Specimen Cup.
Dartmouth Alumnus Ross Jaffe Named Chair of Geisel Board of Overseers
Ross Jaffe, MD, MBA (DC ’80) has been named Chair of the Board of Overseers at the Geisel School of Medicine.
Geisel Alumnus Receives “Nobel Prize of Orthopaedic Research”
Congratulations to Dartmouth alumnus Freddie Fu, MD (DC’74, Med’75), who received the Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award for his career contribution to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and advances in patient care, bestowed by the Kappa Delta Sorority along with the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation.
FOBT Shows ‘Striking’ Results for Long-Term Reduction in CRC Mortality
Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News – Quotes Douglas Robertson on a new study that looked at screening methods for colorectal cancer (CRC) that reduced mortality risks by 32 percent with annual screening and 22 percent with biennial screening.
Skating to the Puck or Avoiding the Penalty Box in Health Care?
In a Viewpoint published in the March issue of JAMA, Dartmouth researchers question whether the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ use of financial penalties is the right tack for changing the behavior of hospitals.
Whole Genome Scans Aren’t Quite Ready for Your Doctor’s Office
NPR – Quotes W. Gregory Feero, assistant professor of community and family medicine at the Maine-Dartmouth facility. Feero wrote an editorial accompanying a Stanford study that examined new DNA technology.
TV in Bedroom is Linked to Childhood Weight Gain
Irish Medical Times – US researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth conducted a telephone survey in 2003 of 6,522 boys and girls (ages 10 to 14 years) to ask about bedroom televisions.