A record number of residents, fellows, junior faculty and medical students presented their research results in areas including new treatments for endocarditis, overcoming cardiovascular health disparities and boosting mitochondrial health during the Department of Medicine’s fourth annual Research Day.
Three residents and a generalist scholar received honors for outstanding poster presentations at the 19th Annual Graduate Medical Education Scholarly Exchange Day.
Vasvi Singh, MD, a first-year trainee in the cardiovascular disease fellowship, won the “Best Fellow in Training” poster award for her presentation at this year’s Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology.
Andrew H. Talal, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, has received a $7 million grant to develop an effective way to treat drug users with the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
A pioneering researcher and others who have made significant contributions to their fields and to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences were honored with 2016 Faculty-Staff Recognition Awards.
Anthony A. Campagnari, PhD ’84, senior associate dean for research and graduate education, has received the 2016 Stockton Kimball Award for outstanding scientific achievement and service.
Twenty-five doctoral, 22 master’s and 178 baccalaureate candidates were eligible to receive degrees in biomedical science fields during the May commencement ceremony.
Department of Medicine researchers found a smartphone app can track palpitations in heart patients as effectively as 14-day event monitors that are the current standard of care.
A study led by Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, and published online in Diabetes Care shows overweight and obese Type 1 diabetics saw the most significant improvements — including a reduction in blood sugar — in a randomized clinical trial of liraglutide.
