Congratulations to our MD Class of ’26! It’s hard to believe that the 2026 MD Student & Faculty Awards and MD Investiture Ceremonies are just a few days away. Information about these events and links to live video coverage are included below.
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April Medical Student Grand Rounds
Four Geisel School of Medicine students presented their research at April’s Medical Student Grand Rounds at DHMC. Their work spanned three projects: RNA-based biomarkers to guide tarlatamab therapy in small cell lung cancer; treatment exposures and disease severity among rural New England patients with a chronic inflammatory skin disorder; and a data analysis of how rural health systems have underutilized of the Northern New England 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Registry.
Targeting the Yin and Yang of Macrophages to Strengthen Cancer Vaccines and Anti-Tumor Immunity
Dartmouth researchers have discovered that immune cells called macrophages play opposing roles in cancer, with some fighting tumors, while others help them grow. A study published in Nature Immunology points to a more precise approach to cancer treatment by selectively blocking the cells that suppress the body’s natural defenses, using a drug already approved by the FDA.
Remembering Gustav E. Lienhard, Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
An active researcher and beloved professor at Geisel School of Medicine for more that 50 years, Gustav (Gus) Lienhard, PhD, died March 31. He joined the Department of Biochemistry in 1972 and throughout his life studied the fundamental question of how our cells take up glucose in response to insulin.
Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth Health Rise in 2025 NIH Funding Rankings
Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth Health both rose in the recently released 2025 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings, which assesses National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding across 145 medical schools and their departments, as well as independent hospitals across the United States.
Jennifer Hunt Named Dean of Geisel School of Medicine
Internationally recognized pathologist and physician-scientist Jennifer Hunt, MD, MEd, has been named the next dean of the Geisel School of Medicine, Provost Santiago Schnell and President Sian Leah Beilock announced today. She begins the role on Aug. 1.
Dartmouth Cancer Center names internationally renowned cancer research pioneer Roy Herbst, MD, PhD, as its next leader
Dartmouth Cancer Center (DCC) has appointed Roy Herbst as the center’s sixth director. Herbst will lead integrated efforts to help strengthen cancer research, education, and collaboration across Dartmouth and Dartmouth Health. Interim DCC Director Konstantin Dragnev was also recognized for his dedicated and thoughtful leadership during the transition.
Match Day 2026 Brings Joy and New Beginnings for Geisel Medical Students
The Geisel School of Medicine celebrated the 2026 Match Day, a pivotal event when graduating medical students learn their residency placements.
Geisel Professor Soni Lacefield Receives Prestigious Genetics Society of America Award
For her work investigating meiotic cell cycle regulation and chromosome segregation in budding yeast and mouse oogenesis, Soni Lacefield, PhD, a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at Dartmouth’s Geisel of Medicine, has received the Genetics Society of America’s Ira Herskowitz Award.
Meeting Changing Expectations in Healthcare: Inside Geisel’s New Population Health Course
“One of the most important updates we’ve made to the existing Patients and Populations course is a shift to a longitudinal research and health sciences curriculum connecting across all four years of medical school,” says Julie Taylor, MD, MSc, associate dean for medical education, and interim chair of the Department of Community and Family Medicine at Geisel School of Medicine.