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.
Research
BMDS’s David Qian Receives Biomedical Research Award
Biomedical Data Science (BMDS) graduate student David Qian was awarded the prestigous John W. Strohbehn Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research at the Dartmouth College’s Graduate Investiture Ceremony.
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.
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.
Study: Less Than Half of Physicians Have a Firm Understanding of the Costs of Tests and Procedures
A recent study led by Dartmouth Institute researchers finds that while the majority of physicians surveyed felt that doctors had a responsibility to control costs, less than half reported having a firm understanding of the costs of tests and procedures to the health care system.
Closing the Gap
With the opening of its Williamson Translational Research Building (WTRB), the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth hopes to move discoveries more rapidly from lab to clinic.
Dartmouth-Stanford Study Finds Health Advertorials Misleading but Persuasive
Health advertorials, or advertisements camouflaged as credible news, succeed in misleading people, in part, by tamping down their skepticism and expectations for truth in advertising, a Dartmouth College-Stanford University study finds.
Elevated Bladder Cancer Risk in New England and Arsenic in Drinking Water from Private Wells
A new Dartmouth-led study has found that drinking water from private wells, particularly dug wells established during the first half of the 20th century, may have contributed to the elevated risk of bladder cancer that has been observed in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont for over 50 years.
Breathing New Life Into Community-based Research
The Dartmouth CO-OP Primary Care Research Network enjoyed the largest turnout ever for its annual meeting. The group of primary care practitioners and researchers are dedicated to improving patient care and the practice of primary care in rural communities.
Infants Who Ate Rice, Rice Products Had Higher Urinary Concentrations of Arsenic
Although rice and rice products are typical first foods for infants, a new Dartmouth-led study found that infants who ate rice and rice products had higher urinary arsenic concentrations than those who did not consume any type of rice, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics.
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