Nov 7, 2019
Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine have developed a new method to model how genes interact with each other – and it may someday contribute to the development of personalized treatments for patients.
Oct 22, 2019
Penn State College of Medicine graduate students and postdoctoral scholars learned about career options in the biomedical sciences and public health through a series of educational and networking events in Hershey.
Oct 21, 2019
Taking certain cancer-fighting drugs while undergoing radiation therapy may not increase survival for patients, but may, instead, increase side effects, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State College of Medicine's Nicholas Zaorsky, MD.
Oct 16, 2019
It’s well known that exercise is good for preventing and treating many forms of heart disease, but less commonly known are the benefits of physical activity for people living with and beyond cancer. A new initiative called Moving Through Cancer -- led by Kathryn Schmitz, professor of public health sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, and an international team of health practitioners and researchers -- is hoping to change that.
Oct 14, 2019
Alexandra Wagner, a student in Penn State's integrated undergraduate-graduate accelerated Master of Public Health program, was chosen for a virtual internship with the CDC.
Oct 8, 2019
A study involving a Penn State College of Medicine researcher found that meat from conventionally raised poultry was twice as likely to contain multidrug-resistant Salmonella compared to poultry labeled antibiotic-free or organic.
Dr. Leslie J. Parent, vice dean for research and graduate studies, sent an email to all employees at Penn State College of Medicine about the College of Medicine’s increase in funding from the National Institutes of Health.
Oct 1, 2019
Penn State College of Medicine received 67 grants in August 2019. Some investigators will use the funds to study health disparities in at-risk populations, while others will look for new interventions and treatments for disease.
Sep 30, 2019
Three biostatistics graduate students at Penn State College of Medicine finished fourth in a big data competition hosted by Kaggle, an online community of data scientists and data sets.
Vern Chinchilli, distinguished professor and chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, will present "Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" at the next Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Research Methods Seminar Series taking place Oct. 8.
