Announcements
Take a Walk With a Future Doc Monthly Event Returns
Join local WVU School of Medicine providers, students and other community members for a free walking program open to the public.
Interested in studying abroad? Explore the UCD Health Sciences Summer Program
Join Global Engagement at Health Sciences for an information session with University College Dublin Study Abroad Advisor Paddy Glennon to learn more about the UCD Health Sciences Summer Program on Friday, September 25, at noon in HSC, Room 2940A.
Hodder receives continued funding for clinical research center
Dr. Sally Hodder, WVCTSI director, associate vice president for clinical and translational science and Preeminent Scholar Chair at West Virginia University Health Sciences, has received notification of continued funding for the research project “The IDeA State Consortium for a Clinical Research Resource Center Increasing Clinical Trials in IDeA States through Communication of Opportunities Effective Marketing and Workforce Development.”
Damron receives continued funding for pertussis research
Heath Damron, professor and director of the Vaccine Development Center in the West Virginia University School of Medicine Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Virology and director of the MD-PhD Program in the Health Science Center Department of Research and Graduate Education, has received notification of R56 award funding for the research project “Development of therapies against pertussis.”
Lockman receives continued funding for Tumor Microenvironment research
Paul Lockman, Ph.D., BSN, assistant vice president of Experimental Therapeutics in the West Virginia University School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology and Benedum Fellow and the Mylan Endowed Chair professor in the School of Pharmacy, has received notification of continued funding for the research project “Tumor Microenvironment-TME CoBRE.”
WVU School of Public Health hosts Employer Spotlight with CommuniCare
Join WVU School of Public Health for an Employer Spotlight session featuring CommuniCare on Monday, September 21 at 10 a.m. in HSC South, 7608, or via Zoom.
WVU Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine hosting WV Vision Summit at Erickson Alumni Center
The West Virginia University Departments of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine will host the 2026 WV Vision Summit on Friday, Sept. 18, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. At the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown. The event will focus on advancements in research from WVU vision research faculty.
Canceled: September Music in the Pylons
Update: This event has been canceled. Stay tuned to Health Sciences' communications and social channels to learn about future events.
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute to host rural cardiovascular health symposium
The West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute will host the WVU Rural Cardiovascular Health Symposium Oct. 1-2 in Morgantown, bringing together healthcare professionals and community leaders to address challenges in cardiovascular care in rural communities.
WVU Medicine physician enrolls their first patient in global periprosthetic joint infection clinical trial
WVU Medicine physicians are participating in their second Peptilogics study to treat peri-prosthetic joint infections (PJI) of the knee, which is infection after joint replacement surgery. In 2022, WVU was the first site to dose a patient with a new antimicrobial medication in the Phase 1b clinical trial for the treatment of PJI. WVU, led by Principal Investigator Dr. Matthew Dietz, is now collaborating on the follow up study, a global Phase 2/3 RETAIN trial, onto which the team has already enrolled its first patient.