Researchers at Norris Cotton Cancer Center have developed a way to predict chemotherapy response to tailor treatments for pancreatic cancer patients.
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Distinguished Alumni Honored in Special Virtual Awards Ceremony
After postponing last year’s Alumni Awards Ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Geisel School of Medicine recognized the 2020 and 2021 honorees in a virtual celebration on May 6.
Dartmouth-led Study Finds Overemphasis on Toy Giveaways in TV Ads Unfairly Promotes Fast-Food to Children
A new Dartmouth-led study, published this week in the journal Pediatrics, has found that the disproportionate use of premiums within child-targeted TV advertising for children’s fast-food meals is deceptive, violating the industry’s own self-regulatory guidelines.
Preclinical Teaching Awards Honor Four Geisel Faculty
Reflecting on faculty who have taught, supported, and enabled their transition to clinical learning, second-year medical students honored four outstanding Geisel School of Medicine faculty with Preclinical Teaching Awards.
Geisel Professor Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Ta-Yuan (T.Y.) Chang, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), considered to be one of the country’s premier scientific societies.
Sandra Wong Elected President-Elect of Society of Surgical Oncology
The Society of Surgical Oncology announced that Sandra L. Wong, MD, MS, FSSO, is its president-elect. Wong, a surgical oncologist, is the chair of the Department of Surgery at Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Geisel School of Medicine.
Targeting Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer with Estrogen
Dartmouth researchers achieve better long-term control of drug-resistant breast cancer growth in mice by switching between estrogen and anti-estrogen therapies.
A Solid Foundation
Taking Science Scholars from a student interest group to a preclinical elective within the curriculum.
Philanthropy-Backed Accelerator Advances Cancer Therapies
Three teams of Dartmouth researchers have been selected to receive the first awards from the Dartmouth Innovations Accelerator for Cancer.
Geisel Students Collect a Record Amount of Clothing and Nonperishable Food Donations
A clothing and food drive sponsored by Geisel’s medical-student run Community Services Committee supports Upper Valley nonprofit agencies.