Soo Hwan Park ’25 presented research at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting into why some people with schizophrenia are driven to self-medicate with cannabis.
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Geisel School of Medicine Appoints Susan B. Roberts as New Senior Associate Dean of Foundational Research
Geisel School of Medicine Dean Duane A. Compton, PhD, has appointed Susan B. Roberts, PhD, as the medical school’s Senior Associate Dean of Foundational Research. Roberts is an internationally known nutrition and behavioral change scientist with more than 30 years of experience developing innovative research programs to advance health in the U.S. and abroad.
Matt Mackwood MED ’14 to Participate in the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Matt Mackwood MED ’14, MPH ’13, D ’08, an assistant professor of community and family medicine, and co-course director of Patients and Populations at Geisel School of Medicine, has been selected to participate in the Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Geisel Welcomes Biomedical Illustrator Vinald Francis
Biomedical illustrator and graphic medicine artist Vinnie Francis joins Geisel School of Medicine’s communication team.
Sandra Wong and Christine Finn Selected as Fellows in Prestigious National Leadership Program
Sandra Wong, MD, MS, the William N. and Bessie Allyn Professor of Surgery at Geisel School of Medicine, and Christine Finn, MD, an associate professor of psychiatry at Geisel, have been accepted into the 2023-2024 class of fellows in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) program and the Executive Leadership in Health Care (ELH) program at Drexel University College of Medicine.
Dedicated Mentor Martha L. Bruce Received the Alan I. Green Research Mentorship Award
Martha (Marty) Bruce has become the inaugural recipient of the Alan I. Green Research Mentorship Award in psychiatry for her dedication to mentoring early-career researchers and her contributions to the growth of the Department of Psychiatry.
Marnie Halpern Elected to Society for Developmental Biology Academy
Marnie Halpern, PhD, the Andrew Thomson, Jr., MD 1946 Professor and chair of Molecular and Systems Biology at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been named an inaugural elected member of the Society for Developmental Biology Academy.
Fatima Madondo ’26 Receives an ASTRO 2023 Basic Science Award
Fatima Madondo ’26 has been awarded an Association of Radiation Oncologists (ASTRO) Medical Student Fellowship, which aims to introduce students from underrepresented backgrounds to radiation oncology, support their summer research projects, and provide connections with professionals in the field.
Omar Sajjad ’26 and James Feng ’25 Selected as 2023 Gold Student Summer Fellows
Geisel School of Medicine students Omar Sajjad and James Feng selected as 2023 Gold Student Summer Fellows.
Dean Compton’s 2023 State of the Medical School Address
Thanks to everyone who joined Dean Compton for his annual State of the Medical School Address on the afternoon of June 8. If you were unable to attend, you can watch a video of his address here.