Topics: College of Medicine Research

Conceptual illustration of the coronavirus as if it were observed from a microscope.

World-renowned infectious disease researchers to give lecture on COVID-19 Sept. 24

Sep 21, 2020

Dr. David Ho and Dr. Peter Hudson will discuss the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic during Discovery Space of Central Pennsylvania’s Nights to Discover Speaker Series taking place 7 p.m. Sept. 24.

Virologist Nick Buchkovich, seated at a lab bench, uses pipetting equipment. Additional lab equipment and various books and papers are also on the bench.

State funds next steps of Penn State College of Medicine COVID-19 vaccine development

Sep 21, 2020

A Penn State College of Medicine research team will continue to work on developing a vaccine for COVID-19 using more than $400,000 in funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. The goal is to create a vaccine that can provide long-term, protective immunity.

A close-up image of laboratory equipment depicts test tubes, boxes and bottles on the shelf in a Penn State College of Medicine laboratory in summer 2016. Test tubes and one bottle are visible at left in focus, with other bottles out-of-focus to the right.

University’s research expenditures top $1 billion mark

Sep 19, 2020

Penn State’s research expenditures exceeded the $1 billion mark in fiscal year 2019-20. The total figure, $1.01 billion, places Penn State among a select group of research universities nationally, and reflects the interdisciplinary strength built over three decades.

Dr. Alexander Hajduczok, a third-year internal medicine resident at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, sports a wearable device manufactured by WHOOP on his right wrist. Two other physicians are behind him, walking down a hallway.

Researchers to use wearable device to measure resident wellness, prevent burnout

Sep 17, 2020

Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine are conducting a study to determine if a wearable device can measure wellness and predict burnout among resident physicians. The results from the clinical trial could be used to develop targeted interventions for depression and burnout in graduate medical education.

Penn State College of Medicine's Nittany lion statue is seen in a courtyard in the spring.

Complementary medicine lecture on Chinese medicine and healing to be held Oct. 2 via Zoom

Sep 15, 2020

Linda Barnes, PhD, MTS, MA, will present the second annual Germano Lecture in Complementary Medicine, part of Penn State College of Medicine's Department of Humanities Grand Rounds series, via Zoom at noon Oct. 2, 2020. Her presentation will be on "The Americanizing of Chinese Medicine and Healing."

A statue depicting the mascot of Penn State University, the Nittany Lion, surrounded by bushes.

Funding available for educational projects at Penn State College of Medicine

Sep 12, 2020

The Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education is offering grants of between $750 and $2,500 to College of Medicine faculty through its Educator-Initiated Projects Program.

The photo shows the front of the Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine crescent.

Black: College of Medicine conducts random testing of asymptomatic individuals

Sep 10, 2020

The College of Medicine is conducting COVID-19 surveillance testing throughout the fall semester to identify asymptomatic carriers of the virus and to prevent the viral spread on campus.

Individual work spaces with desks and computers are seen at Harrell Health Sciences Library, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa.

Harrell Library open 24/7 via badge access; safety guidelines in place

Sep 7, 2020

Harrell Health Sciences Library is open 24/7 via badge access to all Penn State College of Medicine students, faculty and staff. Guidelines will be in place to ensure the safety of all library users and employees.

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American Society of Human Genetics honors College of Medicine postdoc’s research

Sep 6, 2020

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has selected Fang Chen, a Penn State Biostatistics postdoctoral researcher, as a semifinalist for the 2020 Charles J. Epstein Trainee Awards for Excellence in Human Genetics Research.

A digital scan depicts the brain in blue, with an area on the right side a shade of red, depicting the site of a stroke.

Post-stroke seizures are not linked to a specific form of reperfusion therapy

Sep 4, 2020

A Penn State College of Medicine graduate student and Department of Neurology faculty member are part of a team of researchers examining patients' incidence and risk of seizures after acute stroke reperfusion therapy.

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