Announcements
Outstanding Graduate Student and Mentor awards ceremony
On April 8, 2016, the Office of Research and Graduate Education recognized the achievements and participation of our graduate students in the research, teaching and service missions of the Health Science Center. As part of this ceremony, awards were given to faculty who are outstanding mentors and to graduate students who are outstanding in their graduate programs.
WVCTSI unveils Project ECHO
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Earlier today the West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute held a kickoff event to showcase the upcoming Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) in West Virginia. This program will utilize multipoint video conferencing to address hepatitis C cases that have risen steadily in recent years in West Virginia largely due to the increase in intravenous drug use.
New Funding Announcements: Drug Therapy and Addiction
The Department of Health and Human Services announces multiple grant opportunities for researchers interested in multiple facets of drug therapy, addiction treatment and addiction prevention.
Investiture and Commencement Ceremony
All are invited to atttend the Investiture and Commencement Ceremony honoring the 2016 PhD and MS recipients in the West Virginia University Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Higher Education Research Experiences (HERE) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Apply NOW for the Higher Education Research Experiences (HERE) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) – Summer 2016 selections are in progress
rHeART trial shows improvement in rural community cardiovascular health
A recent West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute funded pilot study has produced encouraging results in the improvement of heart and blood vessel health in rural communities, along with showing a change in participant healthy lifestyle behavior. The rHeART study also supports community-based approaches as effective ways to address local-level health behavior change.
Intelligence Community Research Opportunities Now Available for Postdoc and Faculty Teams
ORAU is now accepting proposals for the Intelligence Community Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program. Recent Ph.D. graduates or Ph.D. students who will soon complete their degrees are invited to collaborate with full-time faculty or staff members from accredited colleges, universities, and U.S. Government laboratories who will serve as the Postdoc’s local Research Advisor. In partnership with the Research Advisor, the Postdoc composes and submits a technical proposal that responds to one of the research opportunities identified at http://orau.org/icpostdoc/current-opportunities.aspx.
Exercise Physiology student presents research at Posters on the Hill event in Washington, D.C
Ashlee Seldomridge and her research advisor, Paul Chantler, Ph.D., assistant professor in the WVU School of Medicine’s Department of Exercise Physiology and the clinical research director for the Center for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, have earned the honor of participating in the 20th annual Posters on the Hill event, a selective poster session sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), based in Washington, D.C.
WVU medical school graduates selected for residency training
West Virginia University School of Medicine’s class of 2016 learned where they will continue training at the Match Day celebration Friday, March 18, on all three medical school campus locations in Morgantown, Charleston and Martinsburg.
Preliminary Winners from the 3 Minute Thesis move on
Congratulations Danielle, Breanne and Kimberly!