Three innovative research pilots, pairing Dartmouth investigators with community-based partners, are being funded by Dartmouth SYNERGY’s Community Engagement Research Core to address challenging health problems facing our communities.
Articles by: Timothy Dean
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – Brent Bates: On the Right Track
Nationally ranked track athlete Brent Bates’ love of sports, and a fateful knee injury, led him to pursue a master’s research program in his home country of Canada before choosing the Geisel School of Medicine, where he plans to focus on sports medicine and orthopedic surgery.
SYNERGY’s Clinician-Entrepreneur Fellowship: Fostering Innovation, Enhancing Patient Care
Two innovative new products designed to improve patient care are being developed by Richard Barth, Jr., MD, and William Hudenko, PhD, through the SYNERGY Clinician-Entrepreneur Fellowship (S-CEF) program. Headed by Aaron Kaplan, MD, the S-CEF seeks to cultivate entrepreneurial skills among clinical faculty at the Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcock.
An Update on the Zika Virus: Q&A with Dr. Elizabeth Talbot
Elizabeth Talbot, MD, an associate professor of medicine at Geisel, who specializes in infectious disease and international health at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and also serves as New Hampshire’s deputy state epidemiologist, shares the latest on what the scientific and medical communities are learning about Zika.
Alexandra Howell Receives Veterans Affairs Network Director’s ICARE Award
Alexandra Howell, PhD, a research biologist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction, VT, and a professor at Geisel, has received the VISN 1 Network Director’s ICARE award from the VA New England Healthcare System.
Dartmouth Receives Renewal Grant for International Research Ethics Training
Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine received a grant renewal from the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health to support ongoing programs to develop research bioethics expertise throughout the east sub-Saharan Africa region.
Deborah Hogan Receives National Mentorship Award
Deborah Hogan, PhD, an associate professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Geisel, has received the 2016 Dr. Thomas Maciag COBRE Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health.
Geisel Medical Students Earn Public Health Award
Three rising third-year Geisel medical students have received a distinguished national public health award for their efforts over the past two years to improve both awareness of and access to health care for migrant farm workers in the Upper Valley.
Function Follows Form – Revealing the Molecular Mechanisms of Viruses
Structural biologist Jason McLellan, PhD, an assistant professor of biochemistry at Geisel, is doing groundbreaking research on viral proteins that is providing new insights into deadly outbreaks such as Ebola and MERS-CoV.
Brain Bee: A Fun and Rewarding Way to Learn About the Brain
A record 30 students from 10 schools competed in the fourth annual Upper Valley Brain Bee, held recently at Dartmouth’s Moore Hall. The event offered a friendly neuroscience competition, as well as a popular interactive neuroscience fair.
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