Topics: College of Medicine Research

Dr. Jeffrey Sundstrom has established the Penn State Inherited Retinal Degeneration Clinic. A professional head-and-shoulders photo of Sundstrom is superimposed on an image showing the Penn State Nittany Lion statue.

Sundstrom establishes Penn State Inherited Retinal Degeneration Clinic

Jul 26, 2018

Dr. Jeffrey Sundstrom, an ophthalmologist at the Penn State Eye Center, has developed the Penn State Health Inherited Retinal Degeneration (IRD) Clinic to improve care of and treatment opportunities for patients afflicted with rare genetic diseases.

Dr. Thomas Ma aims to improve faculty work satisfaction and build a stronger research program at Penn State College of Medicine. Ma is pictured standing in a laboratory, wearing a medical coat, with lab equipment visible in the background.

New Department of Medicine chair showcases power of positivity

Jul 26, 2018

Dr. Thomas Ma became chair of the Department of Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in January 2018.

A culture dish with four channels is tilted up slightly facing the camera. Each channel has several purple dots in it. Various lab equipment is in the background.

Antipsychotics may prove effective in killing drug-resistant cancer cells

Jul 23, 2018

Two current drugs used to treat psychosis and depression showed anti-cancer activity in mice by blocking the movement of cholesterol within drug-resistant cancer cells, according to Penn State Cancer Institute researchers.

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.

Several College of Medicine researchers earn grants

Jul 17, 2018

A number of Penn State College of Medicine researchers recently received grants.

Side-by-side headshots of Dr. Robert Harbaugh and Dr. Krish Sathian.

Harbaugh and Sathian assume new roles

Jul 9, 2018

Dr. Robert E. Harbaugh, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, has been named a senior vice president of Penn State Health Medical Group. Dr. Krish Sathian, chair of the Department of Neurology and professor of neurology, neural and behavioral sciences, and psychology, assumed leadership of the Neuroscience Institute effective July 1.

The image shows a landscape scene in the Appalachian region of Pennsylvania overlooking a quaint town dotted with white houses. A river cuts into the landscape below mountain ridge that is covered in green trees. A railroad track runs along the river. In the distance another mountain ridge stands below a blue sky with white clouds. The scene if framed to the right by out of focus pine trees in the foreground.

Study of Appalachian adults reveals a willingness to participate in biomedical research

Jul 3, 2018

Two Penn State College of Medicine researchers helped author "Predictors of Willingness to Participate in Biospecimen Donation and Biobanking among Appalachian Adults," which examined health disparities of Appalachian residents.

The glass-fronted Penn State Cancer Institute is seen in Hershey, PA.

Penn State Cancer Institute now offering CAR T-cell therapy

Jun 21, 2018

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.

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College of Medicine, Rodale Institute partner to improve public health

Jun 15, 2018

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.

Gary J. Farkas, a student in the Anatomy PhD program at Penn State College of Medicine, was honored by the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation for excellence in graduate student research. A head-and-shoulders photo of Farkas is seen superimposed on the left side of a photo of the College's Crescent building in Hershey, PA.

Doctoral student’s research honored by department

Jun 14, 2018

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.

A gloved hand holds a beaker of fluid in the foreground; additional lab equipment and a periodic table are in the background.

College of Medicine researchers earn grants for basic, clinical research

Jun 13, 2018

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.

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