A $328,000 National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant will enable researchers at Dartmouth’s and Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) to investigate one of the mechanisms that may be responsible for the body’s inability to fight COVID-19.
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Shaping Geisel’s Coaching Program
To better help students navigate the challenges of medical school and support their professional development, the Geisel School of Medicine began replacing its longstanding advising system with a new longitudinal coaching program for incoming first-year students at the start of the 2019 academic year with small group and individual coaching sessions.
Emeritus Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Vincent Memoli Dies
Vincent A. Memoli, MD, emeritus professor of pathology and laboratory medicine, passed away at home on July 12. Dr. Memoli joined Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Dartmouth in 1983, and continued to teach after his retirement in 2017.
NH-INBRE Program Receives $19 Million to Boost Biomedical Research and Training Statewide
With the awarding of a five-year, $19.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Geisel and the University of New Hampshire will continue to lead efforts to enhance biomedical research capabilities in the state as part of the New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (NH-INBRE).
Participants Raise $2.8 Million for Cancer Services and Research at Virtual Prouty
More than 2,500 participants came together virtually between June 1 and July 11 to raise $2,800,000 for Norris Cotton Cancer Center during the Prouty, featuring a variety of activities and participants from around the globe.
Narratives in Medicine – Geisel School of Medicine’s Literary Journal Takes on a New Life
Summer 2020 marks the revival of Lifelines, Geisel School of Medicine’s literary and art journal. Freely distributed to hospitals, clinics, assisted living facilities, schools, and libraries in New Hampshire and Vermont, the journal connects healthcare providers and patients through narratives in medicine.
One Week, Five Reservations, Countless Memories—Three Geisel Students Share Their Experience
Each year, while many students spend spring break in a warmer climate, a group of first-year medical students from the Geisel School of Medicine travel to snowy Minnesota. Their destination: Five Native American reservations.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock and Geisel School of Medicine Elevate Dermatology and Emergency Medicine to Full Academic Departments
The Dermatology Section of the Department of Surgery, and the Emergency Medicine Section of the Department of Medicine are now full, autonomous, academic departments, and are set to gain advantages in teaching, research, professional recruitments, and patient care.
New Study Shows How Tests of Hearing Can Reveal HIV’s Effects on the Brain
Findings from a new study published in Clinical Neurophysiology, in a collaborative effort between Geisel and the Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory at Northwestern University, are shedding further light on how the brain’s auditory system may provide a window into how the brain is affected by HIV.
Geisel Hosts Virtual Town Hall on Racism and Structural Violence
On Friday, June 19, the Geisel School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement and Dean’s Office hosted the Juneteenth Town Hall of Racism and Structural Violence to bring the Geisel community together to learn, reflect, and honor the lives lost to anti-Black racism.









