Topics: College of Medicine Research

A close-up of a researcher's two gloved hands. The left hand is pouring a red liquid into a small container on a lab bench.

College of Medicine observes International Clinical Trials Day

May 18, 2018

Penn State College of Medicine is celebrating the advancements that clinical trials have made to medicine during International Clinical Trials Day 2018 (Friday, May 18).

Neil Sharkey, PhD, Vice President for Research, Penn State, left, presents Charles Palmer, MD, and his startup company, ThoraciCair, $50,000 for finishing in second place at the Tech Tournament at the Penn State Venture & IP Conference held in April 2018. The two men are pictured standing next to each other on a stage, both holding a side of a large check made out to ThoraciCair. Palmer is also holding a trophy.

Palmer takes home second place and $50,000 at Invent Penn State Tech Tournament

May 14, 2018

Several Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine faculty members participated in the Invent Penn State Venture & IP Conference held April 20, 2018.

The Penn State Nittany Lion statue is seen in Penn State College of Medicine's outdoor courtyard. The statue is seen at the right of the photo in focus, framed by trees and pink flowers to the left and above and grass below.

College of Medicine professor receives Faculty Scholar Medal

May 13, 2018

A Penn State College of Medicine faculty member is one of six Penn State faculty to receive the 2018 Faculty Scholar Medal for Outstanding Achievement.

Taryn Mockus, a doctoral candidate in Neuroscience, received the University's Graduate Student Excellence in Mentoring Award in April 2018. She is pictured with University President Eric Barron. The two are standing side by side, each holding one side of a certificate with Mockus' name.

College of Medicine graduate students honored for accomplishments

May 8, 2018

Three Penn State College of Medicine graduate students were honored in April 2018 with University awards.

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Digital methods make managing research regulatory paperwork easier

May 1, 2018

Keeping track of research-related regulatory paperwork just got easier thanks to use of REDCap, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute's data collection and storage tool.

The Penn State Nittany Lion statue is seen in Penn State College of Medicine's outdoor courtyard. The statue is seen at the right of the photo in focus, framed by trees and pink flowers to the left and above and grass below.

College of Medicine bioinformatics student selected for National Science Foundation fellowship

Apr 25, 2018

Jordan Hughey, a doctoral student in the bioinformatics and genomics graduate program at Penn State College of Medicine, has been selected as a fellow for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) in 2018.

Dr. Richard Courtney was a distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Penn State College of Medicine from 1991 to 2012. Dr. Courtney's photo pictures him wearing a collared shirt, jacket and tie, and his photo is overlaid on an image of Penn State College of Medicine's Crescent building. The words Dr. Richard Courtney, 1941-2018, appear at the top of the photo.

Dr. Richard Courtney, 1941-2018

Apr 25, 2018

Dr. Richard Courtney, former chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Distinguished Educator and Professor Emeritus, passed away April 11, 2018, following a brief battle with esophageal cancer.

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Obesity linked with higher chance of developing rapid, irregular heart rate

Apr 18, 2018

People with obesity are more likely to develop a rapid and irregular heart rate, called atrial fibrillation, which can lead to stroke, heart failure and other complications, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

Warren Gittlen, center, holding golf club, stands in front of a statue of the Nittany Lion with seven Penn State researchers. They are outdoors. The researchers, a mix of both men and women, are wearing white lab coats.

Remembering cancer research philanthropist Warren Gittlen

Apr 16, 2018

The Penn State Cancer Institute and broader Penn State community are mourning the passing of alumnus and longtime cancer research philanthropist Warren Gittlen.

The Penn State Nittany Lion statue is seen in Penn State College of Medicine's outdoor courtyard. The statue is seen at the right of the photo in focus, framed by trees and pink flowers to the left and above and grass below.

Research data sharing between Hershey and University Park gets easier

Apr 13, 2018

Through support of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute's executive committee and the College of Medicine Office of the Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, data use agreements are now not needed in certain circumstances when private health information is transferred from Hershey to University Park.

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