The Student National Medical Association invites you to the inaugural celebration of Black History Month this February. All members of the community are invited with events throughout the entire month.
Latest News
Geisel Professor George O’Toole Named Editor-In-Chief of The Journal of Bacteriology
The American Society for Microbiology has named George O’Toole, PhD, The Elmer R. Pfefferkorn, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Geisel, as editor-in-chief of The Journal of Bacteriology effective July 1, 2021.
Matias J. Vega MED ’78 Receives Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award in Lifetime Achievement
Matias J. Vega MED ’78 has given a lifetime of service to the underserved, dedicating himself to helping individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Now, he’s being recognized for that work with a Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Award in Lifetime Achievement from Dartmouth College.
Study Reveals New Insights into the Link Between Sunlight Exposure and Kidney Damage in Lupus
A new collaborative study from researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the University of Washington and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals unexpected insights into how skin exposure to ultraviolet light can worsen clinical symptoms in autoimmune diseases such as lupus.
Dartmouth Researchers Pilot FLASH Radiotherapy Beam Development for Treatment of Cancer
Dartmouth researchers convert a standard linear accelerator used for delivery of radiation therapy cancer treatment, to deliver an ultra-high-dose rate radiation therapy beam to patients “in a flash.”
Next Medical Student Grand Rounds on January 28
The next Geisel Medical Student Grand Rounds will be held Thursday, January 28th at 6 PM. This month’s presenters exemplify a commitment to advocacy work.
15th Annual Geisel MLK Health Equity Celebration – Jan. 16-18
Please join us for Geisel’s 15th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Health Equity Celebration. This year’s event will be held virtually Jan. 16-18.
Top Stories of 2020
As we prepare for the new year on January 1st, 2021, we thought we’d share some of the most popular Geisel news stories of 2020.
Groundwork for COVID-19 Vaccine Laid at Dartmouth (Updated)
Discoveries originating in a basic science lab at the Geisel School of Medicine are being used in the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine from the Pfizer/BioNTech partnership.
Lionel D. Lewis, MD, Elected as a 2020 Fellow of the British Pharmacological Society
Lionel D. Lewis, MD, MA, MB BCh, has been elected as a fellow of the British Pharmacological Society, a premier global society in the science of pharmacology.