Kirsteen Browning, PhD, was recently appointed associate director of the MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program at Penn State College of Medicine.
Click to view article: Browning joins MD/PhD program as associate director
Jordan Krebs, a student in Penn State College of Medicine's MD/PhD program, is part of the inaugural class in a new training program on eukaryotic gene regulation.
Click to view article: MD/PhD student part of gene-regulation training program
Combining low doses of a toxic herbicide with sugar-binding proteins called lectins may trigger Parkinsonism -- including symptoms like body tremors and slowing of body motions -- after the toxin travels from the stomach to the brain.
Click to view article: A toxin that travels from stomach to brain may trigger Parkinsonism
Dr. Debra Byler, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, vice chair of pediatric education and associate professor in the Department of Neurology, is featured in the December Penn State College of Medicine’s “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
Click to view article: Byler recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching
Those interested in submitting comments about Penn State College of Medicine's DrPH and MPH programs are invited to do so by Feb. 18, 2019, in advance of the programs' accreditation review.
Click to view article: Share your feedback on Penn State's MPH and DrPH degree programs
A research team at Penn State College of Medicine will study universal school based screening of adolescents for major depressive disorder with the help of a three-year, $2 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
Click to view article: College of Medicine researchers to study universal depression screening in adolescents
Rhea Sullivan, a first-year student in Penn State College of Medicine's MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program, was intervied by LNP | Lancaster Online about what led her to want to become a physician-scientist.
Click to view article: MD/PhD student shares how Mini-THON and laboratory tour shaped her life
A clinical trial led by Dr. John Elfar, an orthopedic surgeon at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine, won the 2018 CureAccelerator Live! philanthropic pitch event on Oct. 17.
Click to view article: Elfar’s severe limb trauma study wins CureAccelerator Live!
Penn State College of Medicine student Becky Koob took the old adage “walk a mile in another’s shoes” literally when she volunteered at a hospital in Kofordua, Ghana, last summer.
Click to view article: College of Medicine global health collaboration reaps benefits here and there
It may be tempting for parents or coaches to urge young children to specialize in one sport early on to help maximize their chance at making it to the big leagues, but that might not be the best path to success.
Click to view article: Rushing children to specialize in one sport may not be best path to success
