Topics: College of Medicine Research

A head-and-shoulders professional photo of Dr. Kirsteen Browning is seen superimposed on a photo of Penn State College of Medicine's Crescent building in Hershey, PA.

Browning joins MD/PhD program as associate director

Dec 12, 2018

Kirsteen Browning, PhD, was recently appointed associate director of the MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program at Penn State College of Medicine.

Henry Thomas, age 3, of Boiling Springs holds a 3D printed model of his own heart. He stands in front of a background with Penn State Health Children’s Hospital and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals logos. He is wearing a polo shirt and pants. The model of his heart is on a white plastic block and resembles a gnarled tree.

Focus on emerging technology brings better patient care

Dec 12, 2018

When Dr. Robert Tunks sits down with the concerned parents of a child found to have a heart defect, a 3D model of their child’s heart can go a long way in fostering understanding of the treatment options.

A group of graduate students are pictured sitting and standing around a table with the words Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation on the wall behind them.

MD/PhD student part of gene-regulation training program

Dec 10, 2018

Jordan Krebs, a student in Penn State College of Medicine's MD/PhD program, is part of the inaugural class in a new training program on eukaryotic gene regulation.

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.

A teenage boy sits at a table in a school cafeteria. Other children are seated at other tables in the background.

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.

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