https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/rss/SchoolofMedicine/Research50 most recent storiesen-USd81f4ab3-0d75-48cd-babc-10758f108551https://enews.wvu.edu/articles/2026/04/24/three-minute-thesis-grand-finale-winners-announced?utm_source=e-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=faculty-staff&utm_content=gen2829The Office of Graduate Education and Life has announced the winners of the annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -04002026-04-24T15:35:40-04:0093de45e4-255f-4de0-936c-89bac002033dhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-humanities-center-grant-and-fellowship-proposals-due-march-1Faculty are encouraged to submit a proposal for a WVU Humanities Center grant or fellowship by March 1 at 11:59 p.m.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -05002026-02-17T12:22:33-05:00f76ac23a-dab6-46ad-8660-49c1b0545ac9https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-research-team-working-to-restore-sight-lost-to-genetic-eye-diseasesomhealA research team at the West Virginia University School of Medicine is studying how to restore vision in people who develop a form of inherited blindness.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -05002026-01-29T09:28:00-05:00c7268e3e-4c46-40cb-822d-4f0175dddce5https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-cancer-institute-summer-undergraduate-research-program-now-accepting-applications-for-2026Applications are now being accepted for the West Virginia University Cancer Institute Summer Undergraduate Research Program, hosted May 18 – July 31.Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -05002026-01-13T09:18:06-05:00adeb629f-2145-433d-9e1e-59e6ddf45ea4https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-researchers-explore-mechanisms-behind-newly-discovered-ciliopathy-through-international-partnerssomdiscoverA grant awarded to the West Virginia University School of Medicine is helping faculty researchers partner with scientists from around the world to explore the mechanisms behind a newly-discovered form of the genetic disorders known as ciliopathies.Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-12-12T08:48:31-05:0052e5cf89-50c3-4978-9f06-f10efbb9f64bhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-undergraduate-student-explores-gene-therapy-approaches-to-treating-blinding-diseases-through-sumsomeducateSummer break can mean a lot of different things for students – taking part-time jobs, returning to their hometowns and relaxing under the sun after a challenging academic year. But for Kenneth Wang, a senior biomedical engineering and biochemistry major at West Virginia University, summer meant taking steps toward treating the blinding disease known as blue cone monochromacy.Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-11-04T15:04:36-05:0013ad7717-3e1f-4a44-a6e8-fd7fec792f45https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=department-of-orthopaedics-emerges-asleader-in-national-clinical-trial-to-advance-patient-careThe West Virginia University Department of Orthopaedics recently announced that it received recognition for enrolling more than 1,100 patients over six years into a nationwide study aimed at investigating an evidence-based approach to preventing pulmonary embolisms—a potentially life-threatening complication following surgery.Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-11-04T15:02:02-05:00b01b6400-33fb-4990-a6e7-f17db8b2dd58https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-graduate-student-leads-research-project-aimed-at-utilizing-innovative-gene-therapy-techniques-tosomdiscoverA research project led by West Virginia University School of Medicine graduate student Brooke Brothers is utilizing innovative gene therapy techniques to explore novel treatment methods for the devastating blinding disease known as blue cone monochromacy (BCM).Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-10-22T16:54:08-04:003d514c34-c54f-42ff-a0a5-3e373516aed5https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-researchers-explore-new-methods-to-help-cells-fight-against-harmful-proteins-linked-to-neurodegesomdiscoverResearchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine are utilizing innovative genetic techniques to explore new methods of helping cells fight against devastating neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease.Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-10-16T13:44:21-04:00e7fee486-15fd-4995-aa5c-49c834c2d675https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-researchers-explore-how-photoreceptor-proteins-protect-against-retinal-degenerationSince arriving on the West Virginia University School of Medicine Campus as a first-year graduate student in 2019, Alexis Crockett has been exploring the role of proteins located within retinal photoreceptor cells and their relationship to devastating blinding diseases.Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-10-14T10:16:48-04:00754be420-e18f-4db9-8bed-44bcf6ad642ehttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-researchers-partner-with-investigators-acrossworld-to-develop-and-test-potential-new-obesity-tresomdiscoverResearchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine have teamed up with investigators from across the globe to determine how a modified version of the natural compound salicylate can help patients reduce body fat and maintain a healthy body weight.Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-08-29T13:44:24-04:00d50356d2-1f0a-47cf-a754-4ed83865fd48https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-summer-research-program-helps-students-explore-vision-through-basic-science-and-clinical-researcsomempowerStudents from universities across the country are gaining valuable insight into preventing vision loss through West Virginia University's Summer Undergraduate Research Vision Research Fellowship Program.Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-08-18T11:50:19-04:00d5749bc1-490f-4b60-97d2-1ec9f8537192https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-vision-researchers-to-explore-relationship-between-low-blood-pressure-and-glaucomasomdiscoverA new grant awarded to the West Virginia University Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences will allow researchers to utilize a newly developed ultrasound imaging technique to explore the relationship between low blood pressure and glaucoma, an ocular disease that can lead to irreversible blindness.Tue, 13 May 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-05-23T11:21:56-04:009b4ed3b5-3595-4867-86da-148a8da90e42https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-fosters-community-and-connection-for-parkinson-s-patients-through-dancesomenagaeMusic, movement and a shared sense of community filled the Erickson Alumni Center as West Virginia University hosted the Dance for Parkinson's Disease (PD)® event, an internationally recognized program aimed at improving the lives of individuals with Parkinson's disease and their care partners. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-04-11T15:20:59-04:0068f0e5fa-f793-4acc-9671-05b41d4dd8bahttps://www.healthday.com/healthpro-news/pulmonology/mortality-lower-with-lung-volume-reduction-surgery-in-emphysemaFor patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, held from Jan. 24 to 26 in Los Angeles.Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-02-05T17:47:52-05:0074e25fe0-220f-43ff-bede-6cdd410c5423https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-scientists-magnify-vision-studies-with-research-to-prevent-blindness-grantsomenagaeA $300,000 Research to Prevent Blindness Challenge grant will help West Virginia University scientists further their studies and enhance collaborative efforts in finding innovative solutions to treat vision threatening diseases common in rural areas.   Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-01-24T13:48:30-05:00a44648e2-9e26-4da2-9543-c9eec548f10dhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=lei-appointed-to-american-association-for-cancer-research-science-policy-and-government-affairs-commDr. Ming Lei, a leading expert in biomedical research and policy, has been invited to serve as a member of the science policy and government affairs committee for the American Association for Cancer Research. The appointment, announced by AACR president-elect Dr. Lillian L. Siu, begins immediately and extends through April 2028.Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-01-31T10:39:07-05:00184eafdb-4dbf-45b5-834f-f63c5ee745cehttps://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2025/01/03/wvu-researchers-measure-to-better-assess-children-with-traumatic-injuries-named-a-top-study-of-2024somdiscoverWest Virginia University pediatric trauma specialists and statisticians have formulated a measure to more accurately assess children with traumatic injuries to ensure they receive the most effective life-saving treatment.Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -05002025-01-10T14:01:42-05:00d8e8f010-a71d-4cc9-a010-d3d9414abcbehttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-vision-researcher-awarded-knights-templar-eye-foundation-grant-for-research-into-early-onset-blisomdiscoverRepresentatives from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation (KTEF) recently visited the West Virginia University Health Sciences Campus to formally present researcher Souradip Chatterjee, Ph.D. with a KTEF Career-Starter Research Grant for research into early-onset blindness in pediatric patients.Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -05002024-12-10T13:05:52-05:007ff19306-f333-456a-a9f6-2c2226b372e2https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=west-virginia-university-researchers-awarded-prestigious-national-grant-to-advance-sleep-apnea-technSunil Sharma, M.D., and a team of researchers from West Virginia University Department of Medicine's Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine have been selected for the highly competitive National I-Corps Program and awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation.Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -04002024-03-26T13:25:28-04:00643049e4-3576-4c83-979c-9c18a414dc82https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=annual-research-symposium-helps-eastern-campus-students-and-residents-build-vital-research-skillsFor more than a decade, the annual research symposium at the WVU School of Medicine's Eastern Campus has provided learners with a platform to conduct vital research while building their investigative and presentation skills.Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -04002024-10-10T15:42:35-04:0074fb3360-f38d-4405-afc3-03ad25affb05https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=immunology-and-microbial-pathogenesis-graduate-student-awarded-at-annual-pharmaceutical-sciences-resDylan Thomas, an immunology and microbial pathogenesis doctoral student in the Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology Department, was recently awarded first place for his podium presentation titled, "Predictive Potential of MPO Activity in Melanoma Immunotherapy Response," at the 14th Annual Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Symposium at Duquesne University.Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -05002023-12-11T13:08:35-05:008bb2d4ac-4027-465f-9060-9a386f4c20e9https://wvumedicine.org/news/article/early-wvu-research-shows-ingestible-smart-pill-may-detect-signs-of-overdose/somdiscoverIn a potential breakthrough for those suffering with opioid use disorder (OUD), the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) announced a first-in-human study using an innovative smart pill technology to measure and monitor vital signs that can help identify early indications of an overdose.Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -05002023-11-20T16:11:34-05:00a3e6d1f5-5e27-4603-a1e0-8f96940a157bhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=registration-open-for-west-virginia-healthcare-safety-quality-and-experience-improvement-research-daRegistration is open for the 2024 West Virginia Healthcare Safety, Quality and Experience Improvement Research Day which takes take place Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in the Pylons area of the Health Sciences Center in Morgantown.Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -05002023-11-13T09:52:47-05:00cb3a9dba-1857-4646-b17c-fbb2299f6711https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=pincavitch-research-featured-in-journal-of-bone-and-joint-surgerysompurposeWVU School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedics Assistant Professor Jami Pincavitch, M.D., MAS, director of the Orthopaedic Medical Optimization Program, was recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery for her article on 30-day mortality and complication rates in total joint arthroplasty after a recent COVID-19 diagnosis.Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-09-28T15:53:34-04:003f267812-c95d-453a-9f4e-3210645ea019https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/05/08/wvu-tapped-to-transform-neuroscience-research-in-the-mountain-stateWest Virginia University will help elevate neuroscience throughout the Mountain State by ramping up academic scientific research, making strategic faculty and staff hires, and adding state-of-the-art infrastructure to address the field's most perplexing challenges.Mon, 08 May 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-05-08T11:00:07-04:000648e846-dfb3-48cf-9c3e-b9723e3af322https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=medical-students-were-among-those-recognized-for-research-during-van-liere-research-conferencesompurposeThe 2023 Van Liere Research Conference presented by WVU Health Sciences Office of Research and Graduate Education was held at the Health Sciences Center Jan. 25-26.Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-04-17T15:30:58-04:00a5e2c540-4c79-4b45-8d41-4ce0ff7b70cchttps://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2023/02/22/six-wvu-graduate-students-receive-prestigious-scholarships-allowing-them-to-pursue-their-passionssompurposeSix West Virginia University graduate students — Hannah Clipp, Makenzie Dolly, Kayla Steinberger, Mehedi Hasan Tarek, Kristen H. Pierce and Lillian Skiba-Thayer — will be able to focus on their research first as they work to finish their degrees with support from WVU Foundation scholarships.Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 -05002023-03-17T15:53:29-04:0086c25be3-044f-47d5-bb69-e6539bc53180https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=inpatient-sleep-medicine-program-serves-asgrowing-model-of-care-for-other-institutionssomempowerSleep is important, and a new study directed by West Virginia University Department of Medicine researchers Robert Stansbury, M.D., and Christine Del Prado Rico, M.D., suggests that incorporating hospital-based sleep medicine to detect sleep deficiencies in previously undiagnosed patients can improve outcomes and even potentially keep them from being readmitted.Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -05002023-01-23T10:58:54-05:00eab7b8c6-3f81-438b-ae96-0d0cd2f1dff8https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-vaccine-development-center-pursues-studies-to-enhance-pertussis-vaccine-with-industry-partnersomdiscoverIn a recent series of preclinical studies, the West Virginia University Vaccine Development Center determined a way to heighten immune responses and protection against Bordetella pertussis, the bacteria that causes whooping cough.Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -05002023-01-26T11:53:21-05:00364a67e5-a960-499f-a92e-dab7ea130bbfhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-researcher-develops-data-driven-approach-to-help-reduce-drug-costs-and-treat-diseasesWVU researcher David Klinke, has developed a data-driven approach to help reduce drug costs and treat diseases in a study published in Nature Communications. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 -04002022-04-28T14:36:35-04:004ef2fc62-6d83-42e6-b7c7-e99cb00a3751https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2021/12/20/wvu-health-sciences-center-lab-based-research-teams-sustained-progress-even-during-the-early-phase-of-the-covid-19-pandemicDespite the many challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center labs were largely able to stay open and functional, allowing critical research to continue. Not only were researchers able to continue their work during the pandemic, but there was actually an increase in research productivity.Tue, 21 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -05002022-05-11T15:09:21-04:00126f68f9-d4bf-42ba-86c2-9d6381ea9394https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2021/10/26/building-the-bridge-to-better-health-wvu-led-team-earns-3m-nsf-grant-for-project-on-a-i-and-digital-healthQuality healthcare transcends the medical profession, as evidenced by a new project led by West Virginia University that includes not only health experts but engineers, a physicist, a lawyer and a business data analyst. "Bridges in Digital Health," which recently received $3 million from the National Science Foundation, hopes to address the combination of rising healthcare costs, the expansion of the nation's elderly population and health disparities, particularly in rural communities, through advances in digital health and artificial intelligence, and training the next generation of professionals to develop and deploy such advances. Digital health is a rapidly growing field that involves clinical and biomedical data including prescriptions, medical images, ultrasound videos, electronic health records and data from mobile devices and wearables, such as Fitbit.Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 -04002021-11-01T14:31:18-04:004477e0ed-a82a-4e2b-a6ef-f8375cff827fhttps://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2021/09/08/wvu-researcher-gets-6-6-million-grant-to-integrate-hiv-hepatitis-c-and-opioid-use-disorder-careWest Virginia University researcher Judith Feinberg has partnered with colleagues at Yale University to integrate services for opioid use disorder, the hepatitis C virus and HIV in 20 primary care clinics across West Virginia. The National Institute on Drug Abuse expects to award over $6.6 million during the five-year project.Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:00:00 -04002022-06-08T10:26:55-04:00aa6fc45d-4813-4020-9458-0f0f15e772b0https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2020/06/29/two-undergraduate-students-to-research-ways-to-treat-disorders-under-wvu-beckman-scholars-programwo students with a vested interest in bettering the human condition will spend their final two years as undergraduates conducting funded research as West Virginia University's first two Beckman Scholars. Abreanne Andlinger, a biology junior from Moundsville, and Kelcie Britton, an immunology and medical microbiology junior from Morgantown, will also receive mentorship, training and the skills to become future scientific leaders and innovators under the Beckman Scholars Program. Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -04002020-06-30T13:58:55-04:0024e69150-8906-4efc-85f6-49168d991da0https://wvutoday.wvu.edu/stories/2020/06/11/to-help-west-virginia-reopen-safely-wvu-researchers-develop-new-covid-19-testscovid19covid-19COVID-19 tests are in short supply. The companies that make the necessary chemicals—called reagents—can't keep up with demand. But researchers at West Virginia University are developing new tests on their own to identify who has COVID-19 now and who had it in the past but recovered.Thu, 11 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -04002020-06-26T10:38:57-04:003590ebcd-1527-4c89-b9c9-99c19fca13fchttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/health/coronavirus-remdesivir.htmlA clinical trial led to the authorization of the only drug shown to work in Covid-19 patients. But until now, few experts had seen the numbers.Mon, 01 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -04002020-06-01T09:22:41-04:00f8fcf43c-130d-4f8e-8abb-a1c5097671b7https://enews.wvu.edu/articles/2020/04/07/2020-faculty-digital-learning-awards-announcedNow, more than ever, online learning through the use of technology is paramount to student success. WVU faculty are responding to the call and harnessing the power of technology to creatively educate students across disciplines and campuses, leading the charge to create more interactive online learning environments and hands-on outreach initiatives to local schools.Tue, 07 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -04002020-04-07T15:26:50-04:00f8fcf43c-130d-4f8e-8abb-a1c5097671b7https://enews.wvu.edu/articles/2020/04/07/2020-faculty-digital-learning-awards-announcedNow, more than ever, online learning through the use of technology is paramount to student success. WVU faculty are responding to the call and harnessing the power of technology to creatively educate students across disciplines and campuses, leading the charge to create more interactive online learning environments and hands-on outreach initiatives to local schools.Tue, 07 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -04002020-04-07T15:26:49-04:0070610de2-9375-4077-8117-b819c3d62516https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=cell-phone-sized-device-that-stimulates-nerve-in-neck-may-prevent-migraineIf your bank account balance looks nail-bitingly low and you won't get paid for days, you might agonize over every dollar you spend. Maybe you'll scrutinize grocery-store ads more closely than usual or brew your own coffee instead of ordering it from a barista.Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -05002020-01-24T15:19:28-05:0024635b98-d975-42f5-bf54-4fbfa4a1b98chttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-innews-wvu-doctors-hoping-to-make-heart-health-testing-easier-with-magnetocardiographyWith so many heart tests available, from EKGs to stress tests and nuclear studies and echocardiograms to heart MRIs, is there a smarter way to figure who needs which test?Thu, 09 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -05002020-01-09T08:35:43-05:009db2dcb3-db95-4500-9239-959b05c4c15dhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-innews-doctors-at-wvu-trying-to-change-how-addiction-is-treated-by-using-deep-brain-stimulation"It doesn't start out as a brain disease, but becomes a brain disease over time," said Dr. Ali Rezai, a neurosurgeon at WVU's Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute.Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -05002020-01-07T08:53:01-05:009c4a1d91-ce58-4196-ba87-2cf1373f3cadhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=ramamurthy-named-permanent-chair-for-biochemistryVisvanathan Ramamurthy, Ph.D., has been named chair of the WVU School of Medicine's Department of Biochemistry, effective January 1, 2020.Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -05002020-01-06T10:42:43-05:0045da50ee-92a7-4d77-964d-cbde50de6061https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=kunovac-awarded-predoctoral-fellowship-byamerican-heart-associationAmina Kunovac, a third year doctoral student in West Virginia University's Exercise Physiology program, was awarded the an American Heart Association's Predoctoral Fellowship (AHAPF).Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -05002019-12-19T13:05:50-05:0072410ff2-c8fc-466f-9529-c6923b5b50bfhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-innews-how-hackinghuman-heart-could-replace-pill-poppingA new generation of "smart" implantable devices could replace traditional medication to treat a range of chronic conditions, including cardiac disease.Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -05002019-12-18T09:19:48-05:002412caba-9409-48dd-b70c-9e44807b575dhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=fighting-opioids-withunlikely-supplemental-painkiller-anti-itch-medicineWhat if doctors could prevent opioid addiction … with opioids? Shane Kaski, a graduate student in the WVU School of Medicine, is exploring how supplementing morphine—a highly addictive opioid—with a less addictive opioid may increase each drug's effectiveness. The lower doses that result could mean fewer side effects and less risk of addiction.Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 -05002019-11-21T16:26:07-05:00ee820e57-b7db-49e4-a123-dde3b210d122https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=enterexosome-wvu-researcher-studies-how-cancer-and-immune-cells-communicateStory by Stacey Elza, WVU Research writerTue, 29 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -04002019-10-29T13:39:56-04:00f61169ae-9c61-4da1-b300-944e7a68c312https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-researchers-study-effects-of-new-opioid-law-on-doctors-pharmacists-patientsStory by Stacey Elza, WVU Research WriterThu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -04002019-10-25T10:33:20-04:00db5162f4-e382-4c48-8700-daf7502ae0b0https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-researcher-chosen-as-ambassador-and-role-model-for-youth-focused-stem-initiativeA West Virginia University researcher is being recognized for her efforts to advance and inspire the next generation of girls to pursue careers in STEM-related fields. Elizabeth Engler-Chiurazzi, Ph.D., from the WVU School of Medicine Department of Neuroscience has been named an American Association for the Advancement of Science IF/THEN Program Ambassador.Thu, 17 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -04002019-10-17T09:43:22-04:007d639499-1dc5-4126-936f-bb259aab5051https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-medical-student-earns-national-women-in-medicine-honorAn impressive academic research career and a commitment to the LGBTQ+ community have prompted the national Women in Medicine organization to honor West Virginia University third-year medical student Ashlee Seldomridge as a $5,000 WIM Leadership Scholarship recipient for 2019.Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -04002019-10-01T10:05:52-04:00