Byline: Sarah Plumridge
-
Understanding the Relationship between Viruses and Cancer
Kamonwan Pear Fish, a PhD/MPH student, uses mouse models to study how a viral protein from the Epstein Barr Virus can disrupt cell function and accelerate tumor growth.
-
Budinger Joins Prestigious Society
For his work studying how environmental stress affects the lungs, GR Scott Budinger, MD, associate professor in Medicine-Pulmonary and Cell and Molecular Biology, was recently elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
-
Accepted Students Take a Second Look at Feinberg
Prospective members of the Class of 2018 arrived on campus to learn more about Feinberg before making their final decision about where to attend medical school.
-
Cardiology Fellow Receives Fogarty Fellowship
Amisha Patel, MD, cardiology fellow, received a VECD Fogarty Global Health Fellowship to study pre-hospital systems of care in patients with acute coronary syndromes in India.
-
Classmates Reconnect at Alumni Weekend
Alumni spent April 11-12 catching up with former classmates, taking tours of campus and meeting current students and faculty during Alumni Weekend 2014.
-
Cardiology Fellow Recognized for Outstanding Academic and Clinical Performance
Cardiology fellow Sadiya Khan, MD’09, GME’12, received two awards from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology for her academic and clinical performance.
-
Student Examines Parent/Child Communication Regarding Disease
Meredith Ayres, a second-year student in the Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling, is interested in the psychosocial aspects of children with life-shortening conditions. She sifts through data to determine how parents with children who have Duchenne muscular dystrophy can have better conversations about managing this condition.
-
2014 Mentors of the Year Honored
Two faculty members, Ram Yogev, MD, professor of Pediatrics-Infectious Diseases and D. Mark Courtney, MD, associate professor of Emergency Medicine received 2014 Mentor of the Year Awards from the Medical Faculty Council for their commitment to fostering the intellectual, behavioral, creative, scholarly and professional growth of mentees.
-
Young Alumnus Making a Difference in Public Policy and International Health
Alumnus Julian D’Achille’s global health experiences in South Africa and Nicaragua led him to seek out international health opportunities during his residency and master’s degree in public health.
-
Students Celebrate Match Day 2014
Graduating seniors discover which residency program they will train at for the next three to seven years.
