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Professors Sandra and Joseph Jacobson win WSU, international awards for fetal alcohol syndrome research
A Wayne State University School of Medicine professor has been honored at home for her work abroad. Sandra Jacobson, Ph.D., was selected by a committee of her Wayne State University colleagues as one of the 27th group of WSU Board of Governors...May 22 2013
Dr. Jena to deliver a keynote address at World Congress of Molecular & Cell Biology
Bhanu Jena, Ph.D., the George E. Palade University Professor and Distinguished Professor of the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Department of Physiology, has been invited to deliver a keynote address at the annual World Congress of...May 22 2013
Faculty reception honors promotion and tenure recipients
The Wayne State University School of Medicine administration and faculty gathered to celebrate the granting of tenure to nine faculty members and the promotion of several others at the Promotion & Tenure Reception held May 21 in the Margherio...May 21 2013
WSU names Dr. Joan Dunbar associate vice president of technology commercialization
Hilary Ratner, Ph.D., vice president for Research at Wayne State University, announced the appointment of Joan Dunbar, Ph.D., of Bloomfield, Mich., as associate vice president of Technology Commercialization in the Division of Research. Dr. Dunbar...May 21 2013
School of Medicine Class of 2013 commencement ceremony celebrates 277 new doctors
They did it. And they couldn’t be happier. “Happy to be done and share this day with family and friends,” said graduate and new doctor Lindsay Richmond, M.D., 26, of Clawson, Mich. The Wayne State University School of...May 21 2013
Study finds progesterone as effective as surgery to prevent preterm birth, with fewer risks
Researchers of the Perinatology Research Branch of the National Institutes of Health, housed at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Detroit Medical Center, have found that while cervical cerclage surgery and the daily use of...May 20 2013
International physics organization to honor Professor Emeritus Colin Orton, Ph.D.
The International Congress of Medical Physics will honor Professor Emeritus Colin Orton, Ph.D., for his outstanding contribution to the advancement of medical physics and health care at its 50th annual meeting, Sept. 1-4, in Brighton, England....May 17 2013
Dr. Brian O'Neil appointed chair of WSU Emergency Medicine
Brian O’Neil, M.D., the Edward S. Thomas Endowed Professor and associate chair of Research for the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Wayne State University School of Medicine, has been appointed chair of the Department of Emergency...May 16 2013
Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Dr. Vijay Mittal to examine standardizing surgical education globally
Vijay Mittal, M.D., knows first-hand what it’s like to emigrate to the United States after completing surgical training in India.“Surgical training in other countries isn’t recognized in the North American system. So when I came...May 15 2013
Dr. Noa Ofen to chair symposia at Biological Psychiatry meeting
Wayne State University faculty member Noa Ofen, Ph.D., will chair and speak at a major selected symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry, May 16-18, in San Francisco. The two-hour May 16 symposia, "Memory...May 15 2013
WSU medical student Adam Milam, Ph.D., earns spot in national kidney scholars program
A Wayne State University scholar is one of the first medical students invited to join the American Society of Nephrology Workforce Committee’s Tutored Research and Education for Kidney Scholars program. Adam Milam, Ph.D., Class of 2016,...May 14 2013
Dr. Joseph Wiener, former chair of Pathology, dies at age 85
Joseph "Jerry" Wiener, M.D., former chair of the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology, died May 8, 2013. He was 85. Dr. Wiener, of Franklin, Mich., graduated from the University of Toronto, Faculty...May 14 2013
Seventy School of Medicine students earn graduate, Ph.D. degrees at May 9 commencement
Wayne State University graduated more than 3,500 students at its two spring commencement ceremonies, including 70 who earned degrees from the School of Medicine’s graduate and postgraduate programs. Six candidates received doctoral ...May 10 2013
Researchers' article suggests guideline revisions for multiple myeloma therapeutic agent lenalidomide
Researchers at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute have published an article on their study of the use of therapeutic agent lenalidomide on multiple myeloma patients and the decrease in...May 10 2013
Dr. Ambika Mathur selected for ELAM leadership program
Ambika Mathur, Ph.D., professor of Pediatrics and director of the M.D./Ph.D. Program for the Wayne State University School of Medicine, has been selected as a member of the 2013-14 class of fellows of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in...May 9 2013
Dr. Ali-Fehmi elected president of Michigan Society of Pathologists
Rouba Ali-Fehmi, M.D., professor of Pathology for the Wayne State University School of Medicine, has been selected as president of the Michigan Society of Pathologists for a two-year term.Dr. Ali-Fehmi, who also serves as professor of Pathology and...May 6 2013
AAMC's chief policy officer to give Class of 2013 commencement address
The chief public policy officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges will serve as the keynote speaker for the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s commencement ceremony for the Class of 2013 on May 20.Atul Grover, M.D.,...May 6 2013
WSUPG's Ladies Night Out set for May 14
In an effort to help empower women to make health a priority, the Wayne State University Physician Group will host the second annual Ladies Night Out Health Crawl on  May 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Somerset Inn, located at 2601 W. Big Beaver in...May 6 2013
AHEC names Southeast Regional Center executive director
The Southeast Regional Center of the Michigan Area Health Education Center has named Jenifer “Joie” West to serve as executive director. In this role, West will plan, organize, direct and evaluate all aspects of the Southeast Regional...May 6 2013
DMC's Graduate Medical Education Research Day rewards three medical student projects
Three Wayne State University School of Medicine students were recognized by the Detroit Medical Center as winners of the second annual Quality Education and Safe Systems Training Graduate Medical Education Research Day Poster Competition....May 3 2013
Wayne State University Physician Group employee hosts 'Zombie Out Hunger' event for Gleaners
Instead of planning the traditional wedding anniversary party, married couple Piper and Chris Smith donned zombie-inspired make-up and clothes a la “The Walking Dead” and renewed their wedding vows May 4, raising more than $650 for...May 3 2013
United Arab Emirates' Khalifa University leadership visit WSU medicine, engineering
A delegation from Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research in the United Arab Emirates visited Wayne State University April 29-30 to discuss potential future collaborations. Khalifa University, founded in 2007 and located in Abu...May 1 2013
Physiology's Dr. Xuequn Chen wins WSU research grant to explore drug targets for diabetes
Assistant Professor of Physiology Xuequn Chen, Ph.D., will receive a $10,000 Wayne State University Research Grant to help identify proteins that could lead to novel drug targets to treat diabetes. Dr. Chen joined the School of Medicine faculty...May 1 2013
WSU recognizes employees for years of service
More than 500 Wayne State University employees were honored for their service at the 2013 Employee Recognition Program ceremony, held April 23 in the Community Arts Auditorium and hosted by the Office of the Associate Vice President of Human...Apr 30 2013
WSU to host interdisciplinary Society for Neuroscience annual meeting May 13
Wayne State University will host the 44th annual meeting of the Michigan Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience on May 13 at the Michigan Science Center in Detroit. Registration is open online at...Apr 29 2013
Crain's Detroit honors medical student John Purakal for public health initiative
Crain’s Detroit Business has named Wayne State University School of Medicine student John Purakal to its annual “Crain’s 20 in their 20s” awards list, released April 29. (Click here for the magazine’s story and...Apr 29 2013
WSU names Dr. Dawn Misra a Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellow
Epidemiologist Dawn Misra, Ph.D., was selected by a committee of her Wayne State University colleagues as one of the 27th group of Charles H. Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellows, an honor established by the university’s Board of...Apr 29 2013
Expert in youth brain imaging to give grand rounds presentation May 1
A former research assistant for the Wayne State University School of Medicine will return for a grand rounds presentation sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences.Frank MacMaster, Ph.D., will present “Brain...Apr 26 2013
MI-AHEC appoints Western Regional Center executive director
The Western Regional Center of the Michigan Area Health Education Center recently selected Lori Stegmier to serve as executive director. In this role, Stegmier will design, direct and assess all aspects of the Western Regional Center, including...Apr 26 2013
Dean's chief of staff named chair-elect of AAMC's Deans' Assistants Group
Julie Serdar, M.B.A., chief of staff to Wayne State University School of Medicine Dean Valerie M. Parisi, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., has been elected chair-elect of the Association of American Medical Colleges Deans’ Assistants Group.“I was...Apr 25 2013
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