Topics: College of Medicine Research

Kristin Lambert is seen standing with her family outdoors. She is holding a small statue of the Penn State Nittany Lion.

MD/PhD student’s allergy research stems from childhood experiences

Dec 10, 2018

Penn State College of Medicine MD/PhD student Kristin Lambert's work on allergic inflammation bridges clinical care and laboratory research.

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How translational research is advancing the use of video to capture health vitals

Dec 7, 2018

A project funded through a Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute Bridges to Translation Pilot Grant is helping clinicians use video to assess patients' vitals.

Dr. Jennifer Kraschnewski and Dr. Deepa Sekhar are pictured sitting at a table with folders open in front of them.

Community Engagement Studios used for development of universal depression screening project

Nov 30, 2018

Dr. Deepa Sekhar will partner with six urban Pennsylvania public high schools and involve more than 9,000 students in research to address the rise of depression and suicide in children.

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College of Medicine researchers to study universal depression screening in adolescents

Nov 27, 2018

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).

Dr. John Elfar, center, receives a check from Clare Thibodeaux, director of scientific affairs, Cures Within Reach, and Barbara Goodman, president and COO, Cures Within Reach.

Elfar’s severe limb trauma study wins CureAccelerator Live!

Nov 8, 2018

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.

Center for Medical Genomics unites researchers across Penn State

Nov 1, 2018

The Center for Medical Genomics at Penn State brings together researchers in medicine, genomics, biochemistry, statistics and computer science to advance basic genomic research and personalized medicine and translate that research into new diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive medical strategies.

Penn State College of Medicine's Nittany Lion mascot is seen in a statue in the College's courtyard in 2014.

Strategy offers a better way to evaluate health interventions

Oct 31, 2018

When testing an intervention that is trying to modify health attitudes or behaviors – like a smoking cessation program – the Multiphase Optimization Strategy, or MOST, approaches the research process from a vantage point borrowed from the engineering world.

From left, Dr. Leslie Parent smiles with Innovator of the Year Award winners Dr. Joseph Sassani and Patricia McLaughlin and Dr. Craig Hillemeier. They are each wearing business suits and standing in a row smiling. Behind them is a curtain.

Innovation Awards highlight groundbreaking research

Oct 25, 2018

The Center for Medical Innovation at Penn State College of Medicine honored leaders in innovation and discovery, as well as student work, during a ceremony at the University Conference Center on Oct. 17.

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Clinical and translational science predoctoral training program welcomes seven scholars

Oct 22, 2018

Seven students are participating in Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute's TL1 Predoctoral Training Program for the 2018-2019 academic year.

Dr. Colin Barnstables is seen in a head-and-shoulders professional portrait. He is smiling, has gray hair and is wearing a shirt, tie and suit jacket. Dr. Sue Grigson is seen in a head-and-shoulders professional portrait. She has glasses and long, blonde hair and is wearing a pinstripe suit jacket with a blouse.

Barnstable steps down as Neural and Behavioral Sciences Department chair

Oct 15, 2018

Dr. Colin Barnstable has stepped down as chair of the Department of Neural and Behavioral Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine after serving in that role for 12 years. Dr. Sue Grigson, professor of neural and behavioral sciences, has been appointed interim chair.

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