Announcements
WV-INBRE Request for Cancer Biology Grant Applications
The WV-INBRE program has funds for the support of small biomedical research of grants in Cancer Biology. This solicitation is open to applications from investigators at West Virginia University, Marshall University and WV partner institutions (PUI) that are part of the WV-INBRE network. Areas of interest include but are not limited to mechanisms of cancer development (e.g. genetic and epigenetic modifications) and mechanisms of cancer drug action and drug resistance. The program will be co-directed by Lori Hazlehurst (WVU), Piyali Dasgupta (MU) and Donald Primerano (MU). Programmatic goal: The purpose of these grant awards is to allow investigators to gather data to increase the competitiveness of NIH RO1, RO3 and other investigator-initiated proposals in the biomedical sciences. Proposals must be received no later than 5:00PM on April 22, 2019.
2nd Annual Dr. Anthony DiBartolomeo Conference Sept. 13
Join the Department of Medicine for the 2nd Annual Dr. Anthony DiBartolomeo Annual Conference, Friday, Sept.13.
WVU Medicine Children's Kids Fair set for Saturday
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Morgantown Mall. The theme is “Healthy Ever After."
Music at the Pylons set for Apr. 4
All are invited to join in musical recitals from WVU College of Creative Arts students on Thursday, Apr. 4 at noon in the Pylons Lobby.
Annual CBL assignments available
The deadline to complete CBLs is Sept. 1.
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, 2019 Morton visiting professor
The Department of Surgery invites you to attend Surgery Grand Rounds and the 2019 Donald L. Morton, M.D. Lectureship with Visiting Professor Charlotte E. Ariyan, M.D., Ph.D.
Welcoming EveryBODY: body positivity panel
Students, faculty, and staff have an opportunity to engage with a panel of experts on the topic of body positivity and participate in activities led by professionals and students working to create a body positive culture on campus.
Breakfast planned at Ruby today to celebrate Doctors' Day
WVU Medicine will celebrate National Doctors' Day on Friday, March 29, with a light breakfast in the Bruce McClymonds Conference Center at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital from 6:30 -11 a.m. Doctors’ day gifts will be delivered to off-campus locations.
Rural America needs more headache specialists, WVU researcher says
West Virginia is short on neurologists. According to David Watson, who directs the West Virginia University Headache Center, the state has just half of the neurologists it needs. This scarcity can cause problems for people with migraine whose primary physicians aren’t trained or equipped to treat—or even diagnose—their more complicated cases.
Upcoming WVU Dependent Education Scholarship deadlines
The WVU Dependent Education Scholarship announces the deadlines to submit applications for the Summer 2019 semester and the Fall 2019 academic year. Summer 2019 applications are due by April 1. Applications for summer are not required if a student dependent has already been approved for the current spring semester. Fall 2019 applications are due by May 1. Students interested in Fall 2019 should apply regardless if awarded the scholarship in past academic terms.