Topics: College of Medicine Research

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Newly funded project to focus on health in rural Pennsylvania communities

Oct 12, 2018

Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute has been awarded a $416,000 grant from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences for a pilot program to better understand the issues facing rural communities and address a decline in American life expectancy.

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Open Access Week designed to remove barriers to knowledge

Oct 10, 2018

The theme for the 2018 Open Access Week, taking place Oct. 22 to 28, is "Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge." See how Penn State is involved in Open Access initiatives.

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Fall 2018 Dean’s Lecture by Carl June highlights Car-T cell therapy

Oct 10, 2018

Dr. Carl June from the University of Pennsylvania presented "Car T-cells: Building Smarter Cars" as the Fall 2018 Dean's Lecture at Penn State College of Medicine.

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