Penn State Cancer Institute is now the first and only oncology center in central Pennsylvania to offer patients CAR T-cell therapy, a cutting-edge treatment that has been successful treating a common type of lymphoma.
Click to view article: Penn State Cancer Institute now offering CAR T-cell therapy
Penn State College of Medicine and Rodale Institute have announced a partnership to connect food production with health care and to promote and improve public health.
Click to view article: Penn State College of Medicine and Rodale Institute announce partnership to improve public health
Gary J. Farkas, a doctoral student in the Anatomy PhD program at Penn State College of Medicine, received an award for "Excellence in Graduate Student Research," presented by the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation June 7, 2018.
Click to view article: Doctoral student's research honored by department
Penn State College of Medicine investigators received 65 grant awards in May to pursue research studies that will advance the understanding of medical and scientific knowledge.
Click to view article: College of Medicine researchers earn grants for basic, clinical research
The 2018 class of Penn State College of Medicine's Junior Faculty Development Program was the largest ever, with 27 participants graduating May 31.
Click to view article: Junior Faculty Development Program serves record class
Natasha Renee Burse, a graduate research assistant and doctor of public health (DrPH) student at Penn State College of Medicine, is working to improve outcomes for minority women diagnosed with cancer.
Click to view article: Burse promotes benefits of exercise to minority women diagnosed with cancer
A new approach to killing C. difficile that silences key bacterial genes while sparing other bacteria may provide a new way to treat the most common hospital-acquired bacterial infection in the United States, according to researchers.
Click to view article: Killing bacteria by silencing genes may be alternative to antibiotics
TriNetX Live, a tool to help clinical researchers with data discovery and study feasibility, is now available through Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
Click to view article: New data discovery tool can help clinical researchers
Applications are being accepted for the Interprofessional Education Incentive Awards, which support Penn State faculty and staff in launching new interprofessional education/practice activities of relevance to learners at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine.
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Thirteen graduate students and three postdoctoral scholars from Penn State College of Medicine took part in the 11th annual National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Symposium held May 18, 2018. The annual event helps graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and clinical fellows learn about the diversity of career options available within the biomedical and life sciences. […]
Click to view article: College of Medicine students, postdocs take part in NIH Career Symposium
