Jeremiah Brown, PhD, a professor of epidemiology, of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and of biomedical data science at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been named Chair of the Science of Implementation in Health and Healthcare Study Section (SIHH), a standing study section in the Center for Scientific Review at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He begins his two-year term effective July 1, 2022.
Articles by: Timothy Dean
The Dartmouth Institute Celebrates Class of 2022
On Friday afternoon, June 10, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice celebrated the academic accomplishments of 102 of its MPH and MS graduates during its annual Class Day ceremony.
Presenting the Best Evidence About a Controversial New Alzheimer’s Drug: Q & A with Dr. Steven Woloshin
Steven Woloshin, MD, MS, a professor of medicine and community and family medicine, and co-director of the Master of Health Care Delivery Science program at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, discusses the controversy surrounding the FDA’s approval of Aducanumab—a new drug to treat mild Alzheimer disease.
Geisel Researchers Receive $4 Million Grant to Improve Office Visit Interactions Between People Living with Dementia, Care Partners, and Clinicians
A team of researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine has received a $4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to improve “triadic” interactions between patients living with dementia, their care partners, and their clinicians.
Gift Will Support the Development of New Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis
A $1 million gift from John Flatley and his wife, Kate, to a team of investigators at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine will provide essential funding to develop new and more effective therapies for people with Cystic Fibrosis.
Study Reveals Mechanisms that Bacteria Use in Surface Sensing
Findings from a new Dartmouth-led study published in mBio, involving researchers from Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, the University of California Los Angeles, and Catholic University in Belgium, reveal key mechanisms that allow bacteria to sense contact with surfaces and begin biofilm formation.
Geisel Study Finds Higher Death Rates in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment During the Pandemic
Findings from a new study, led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and published in JAMA Neurology, show that higher death rates have been associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults with cognitive impairment—especially in racial and ethnic minority populations and those living in nursing homes.
Geisel Professors Dunlap and Loros Receive Pioneer Awards from Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
Jennifer Loros, PhD, a professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and of Molecular Systems Biology, and Jay Dunlap, PhD, the Nathan Smith Professor of Molecular and Systems Biology and of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine have both received the Pioneer Program Award from the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms.
Dartmouth-led Study Offers New Insights into How Metal Exposures Can Impact Fetal Growth
A new Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal Environment International, reveals how prenatal exposure to mixtures of commonly found metals can adversely affect fetal growth.
James O’Malley Named to Endowed Professorship
James O’Malley, MS, PhD, a professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and of Biomedical Data Science at the Geisel School of Medicine, has been named to the Peggy Y. Thomson Professorship in the Evaluative Clinical Sciences.