Topics: College of Medicine Research

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Early-Career Investigator (KL2) Program scholar presents at national conference

Mar 7, 2019

Discrimination may affect the health and well-being of women of color, according to research presented by Yendelela Cuffee, assistant professor of public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine.

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Dambro recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching

Mar 7, 2019

Dr. Tony Dambro, a staff physician in the Family and Community Medicine Administration, is featured for March in Penn State College of Medicine’s “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.

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Finkelstein Memorial Trainee Research Award

Mar 7, 2019

The purpose of the Finkelstein Memorial Student Research Award is to encourage basic and clinical research and professional commitment in the study of rheumatologic and immunologic disorders.

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Q&A with Susan Mohammed, new Clinical and Translational Science Institute team member

Mar 1, 2019

Susan Mohammed, PhD, recently joined Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute as team science lead, Community Engagement and Team Science Core.

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College of Medicine hosts I-Corps@NCATS Regional Short Course

Mar 1, 2019

The I-Corps@NCATS Regional Short Course, held at Penn State College of Medicine in early 2019, helped 11 teams of faculty, postdocs and students from Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health, Penn State Harrisburg, Penn State Berks and Tulane University further develop potential innovations,

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Depression screening rates remain low among adolescents

Feb 28, 2019

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is increasing among U.S. adolescents, while screening rates for depression remain low and insufficient in addressing the rising mental health crisis.

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Custom-made proteins may help create antibodies to fight HIV

Feb 27, 2019

A new way to create proteins that can sneak through HIV’s protective coating may be a step toward understanding the key components needed for developing a vaccine for the virus, according to researchers.

Dr. Michael Green, professor of humanities and medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, holds a posterboard with a comic titled “The Taming of Tina” by Taylor Olmstead. He is wearing a jacket, dress shirt and glasses. On the wall behind him are large cartoon comics.

Green examines doctor superhero myth in major medical journal

Feb 25, 2019

Dr. Michael Green, a professor of humanities and medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, was published in two medical journals on the topic of comics in medicine.

A large screen contains 12 mini screens showing physicians participating in Project ECHO. The participants are looking into their own web cams as they participate in the session; some are smiling and giving a thumbs up while others are serious. In the foreground, an out-of-focus screen reads “Pop Quiz: Which of these drugs is an opioid?”

Project ECHO prepares doctors to manage addiction care closer to home

Feb 20, 2019

For patients suffering from opioid use disorder, and for the physicians in small towns across Pennsylvania who are their first level of care, Project ECHO offers hope.

Paul Haidet, MD, MPH, a professor of medicine, humanities and public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, smiles in a head-and-shoulders professional portrait. He is wearing a long-sleeved dress shirt, a tie and glasses. He has brown hair with slight graying at the temples. Dr. Xuemei Huang, a professor of neurology, pharmacology, radiology and kinesiology at the College of Medicine, is pictured in a head-and-shoulders professional portrait wearing a lab coat with the medical center and College of Medicine's logos on the right. She is wearing a blouse and necklace under the coat.

Haidet, Huang honored as University Distinguished Professors

Feb 18, 2019

Two Penn State College of Medicine professors, Drs. Paul Haidet and Xuemei Huang, have been named university distinguished professors by Penn State in recognition of their academic and research achievements.

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