Findings from a new study led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine show that the way in which pharmaceutical companies are permitted to share information about their drugs can influence physician prescribing practices.
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Geisel Computer Scientist Receives $1.5M to Build New AI Approaches to Lung Cancer
A $1.5M National Cancer Institute grant to Saeed Hassanpour of Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center will be used to build new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for precision cancer care in lung cancer management.
Emeritus Professor of Physiology Heinz Valtin Dies at 93
Heinz Valtin, MD, emeritus professor of physiology, died at his home in Alexandria, VA, on October 11. Valtin joined the Physiology Department of Dartmouth Medical School (now Geisel School of Medicine) in 1957, eventually holding two honorary chairs, including the Andrew C. Vail Memorial Professor of Physiology, and was chair of the department from 1977–1988.
Geisel Professor Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Ellen Meara, PhD, a professor of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, and an adjunct professor of economics at Dartmouth College, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine.
Gerber Named the Inaugural Kenneth E. and Carol L. Weg Distinguished Professor
Scott A. Gerber, PhD, professor of molecular and systems biology and of biochemistry and cell biology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and program director of the Cancer Biology and Therapeutics Research Program at Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center, has been named the Kenneth E. and Carol L. Weg Distinguished Professor.
O’Toole Named the Elmer R. Pfefferkorn, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
George O’Toole, PhD, a professor of microbiology and immunology at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been named the Elmer R. Pfefferkorn, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Geisel. The appointment recognizes O’Toole’s outstanding contributions to microbiology and immunology both as a scientist and mentor to students over his 20-year career at Dartmouth.
Dartmouth Study Reveals How Fungal Biofilm Structure Impacts Lung Disease
Findings from an innovative new study led by researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and published this week in Nature Microbiology reveal that the way in which human fungal pathogens form colonies can significantly impact their ability to cause disease.
Dartmouth Institute Study Examines Prevalence of Screening for Social Needs Among Physician Practices and Hospitals
A new study from The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, published this week in JAMA Network Open, finds that most U.S. physician practices and hospitals report screening patients for at least one social need, a trend that is expected to increase in the future, and that practices that care for disadvantaged patients report higher screening rates.
Once Scarce, Neonatal Intensive Care Proliferates
Is NICU care being driven by medical need or competition? A new Dartmouth study finds nearly half of newborns in NICUs are normal birth weight. The Dartmouth Atlas of Neonatal Intensive Care offers the first comprehensive examination of U.S. neonatal care across large populations of newborns. The report raises questions about how medical care is provided to our nation’s newborns, particularly to those born premature or with other health problems.
Dartmouth SYNERGY Announces 2019 Clinical Research Fellows
Dartmouth SYNERGY Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) announced the appointment of four physician-investigators to the 2019 Clinical Research Fellowship program, a mechanism to support and nurture Dartmouth-Hitchcock clinicians who have a passion to develop their research careers. The awardees are: Lesley Jarvis, MD, PhD; Meredith MacMartin, MD, MS; Nathaniel Robbins, MD; and Michael Young, MD.
Upcoming Events
- Pediatric Grand Rounds November 20, 2019
- Biomedical Data Science Grand Rounds with Jerry Reiter, PhD, Department Chair and Professor of Statistical Science, Duke University November 21, 2019
- Finding Reliable Health Information Online November 21, 2019
- Orthopaedic Grand Rounds November 22, 2019
- Medicine Grand Rounds, David W. Bates, MD, MSc, "Using Big Data to Improve Clinical Care" November 22, 2019
- Neurology Grand Rounds November 22, 2019
- FACULTY CANDIDATE SEMINAR November 25, 2019
- MSB Thesis Defense: Yanding Zhao November 26, 2019
- Norris Cotton Cancer Center Grand Rounds December 3, 2019
- Molecular and Systems Biology Special Seminar: Vivek Kumar, Ph.D. December 3, 2019
- Pediatric Grand Rounds December 4, 2019
- "The Spectrum of Endometrial Stromal Tumors" - Esther Oliva, MD December 4, 2019
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