Announcements
West Virginia University selected as first site to launch an innovative clinical trial for Alzheimer’s
West Virginia University (WVU) has been selected as the first site for an innovative clinical trial to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Ali Rezai, M.D., director of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, will lead the initiative in collaboration with INSIGHTEC, an Israel-based medical technology company who received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin the clinical trial using focused ultrasound to treat Alzheimer’s.
Tee off to support tots with WVU Children’s golf fundraiser
Support WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital at the Golf Shots fore Tots event on Aug. 16, 2018 at 1 p.m. The benefit will be held at Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa in Morgantown.
WVU in the News: Lesser-known universities do more with research money
West Virginia University was recently rated third highest in a cost-effective research ranking based on a study that looked at the way the National Institutes of Health research grants are awarded.
Tazikis at The Market to close Aug. 3
Tazikis at The Market in the WVU Health Sciences Center will permanently close with the last day of operation on August 3.
Doctors target opioid epidemic by learning new approaches to pain treatment
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Twice a month, healthcare providers from rural health centers all across West Virginia meet in a virtual classroom to discuss how best to help their patients cope with chronic pain.
Julie Lockman appointed director of faculty affairs and academic initiatives for WVU Health Sciences
Julie A. Lockman, Ph.D., has been named director of faculty affairs and academic initiatives for WVU Health Sciences. Dr. Lockman served as a 2017-2018 WVU provost fellow for health sciences academic affairs.
Pioneer in occupational lung diseases dies
N. LeRoy “Lee” Lapp, M.D., a pioneer in the study of lung diseases in West Virginia coal miners passed away July 16, 2018 in Morgantown, W.Va. at the age of 86. Born in Perkasie, Penn., he attended medical school at Temple University and completed residency training in pulmonary medicine at the Mayo Clinic.
WVU in the news: WVU Launches Fast-Track Medical School Program
Read the story on WV Public Broadcasting.
WVU Medicine Physician Presents at International Society of Intraoperative Radiation Therapy Conference
Christopher P. Cifarelli, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the WVU Medicine Gamma Knife program and member of the WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs, presented a talk on his team’s research during the 2018 ISIORT conference in Mannheim, Germany. Dr. Cifarelli presented two sessions: Feasibility of Dose Escalation Using Intraoperative Radiotherapy Following Resection of Large Brain Metastases Compared to Post-operative SRS and Neurosurgical Nuances of IORT for Intracranial Lesions. The work focuses on a novel use of radiation delivered to the brain at the time of surgery as a means to decrease long-term radiation doses and improve overall outcomes for patients with metastatic and primary brain tumors. The conference had about 300 specialists from over 20 nations in attendance. Dr. Cifarelli is a faculty member in the WVU Department of Neurosurgery and a member of the Radiation Oncology team at WVU Cancer Institute. This work was co-authored by Joshua Hack MS, Geraldine M. Jacobson MD, and J. Austin Vargo MD.
Family House seeks toiletry items during National Hospitality House Week
To mark National Hospitality House Week (July 22-28), Rosenbaum Family House is asking departments, units, or individuals to donate mini (or travel-sized) toiletry items, such as shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste, and deodorant.