2012 Releases
May 8, 2012 - The following Marshall University press release highlights Dr. Philippe Georgel's recent participation in the 20th International Analytical Ultracentrifugation Conference. In addition to teaching Biological Sciences at the main Marshall campus, Dr....
May 3, 2012 - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two Marshall University students received special recognition for their research at this year’s international Experimental Biology conference held April 21-25 in San Diego.
M. Allison Wolf, a biomedical sciences doctoral...
May 3, 2012 - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two Marshall University scientists have been awarded grants of $25,000 each to advance their research, encourage collaborations and spur innovative approaches to healthcare.
Dr. Jingwei Xie and Dr. Pier Paolo Claudio are the...
May 2, 2012 - A study by Dr. W. Elaine Hardman has been selected to be featured in Nutrition Frontiers, a quarterly publication of the Nutritional Science Research Group (NSRG) of the Division of Cancer Prevention at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The NCI...
May 2, 2012 - Mission “M” Possible, a 5K race, is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, May 12, with proceeds to benefit a medical mission trip to Honduras.
The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is teaming with Global Medical Brigades to send a...
April 27, 2012 - Dr. Maria Serrat has been featured in the Spring 2012 issue of the Neuron, the West Virginia Journal of Science and Research. She was featured for being named one of this year's faculty fellows and mini-grant recipients by MU-ADVANCE. Dr. Serrat is...
April 27, 2012 - Dr. Travis Salisbury, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology, was featured in the Spring 2012 issue of the Neuron for his research into the link between cancer and obesity.
Dr. Salisbury was recently...
April 24, 2012 - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. A conference room located in the Robert C. Byrd Biotechnology Science Center at Marshall University has been named in honor of the late Frederick J. Lotspeich, Ph.D., who was the founding chair of the School of Medicine's...
April 24, 2012 - HUNTINGTON Hongwei Yu, chief science officer and co-founder of Progenesis Technologies, is in the market for new business cards after the company hosted a grand opening in its new Huntington office and lab in the Red Cross Building.
As West...
April 11, 2012 - Here at the BMS Graduate Program, it is not just professors who make the headlines. Last week it was announced that our own Johannes Fahrmann, a Ph.D. candidate and Vice-President of the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Student Organization (GSO),...
April 11, 2012 - The following story ran March 28, 2012, in We Are...Marshall, the Newsletter for Marshall University.
Marshall University is partnering with the Center for Clinical and Translational Science at the University of Kentucky (UK) to present a...
April 4, 2012 - Dr. Claudio's most recent study, "Cadmium Induces p53-Dependent Apoptosis in Human Prostate Epithelial Cells," has received wide press coverage since its publication. The following sources have highlighted his...
March 27, 2012 - On March 23, 2012, the Marshall University Cell Differentiation and Development Center (CDDC) held its second annual regional research symposium. The CDDC symposium focused on bioinformatics and the ways in which it is used to study the molecular...
March 22, 2012 - A recent study conducted at Marshall University may eventually help scientists develop new treatments for prostate cancer, the most common malignancy in American men.
The study, which focused on the effects of cadmium on the prostate, was conducted...
March 22, 2012 - On March 20th, the Marshall University School of Medicine hosted its 24th Annual Medical School Research Day. This medical-school wide event, which also encompasses the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, is one of the few times in the academic...
March 20, 2012 - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University biomedical sciences researchers are presenting their work in the fields of toxicology and cancer biology at international scientific meetings this month and in April.
Dr. Monica Valentovic, a professor in...
February 23, 2012 - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Marshall University researcher has been awarded a one-year, $60,000 grant from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Foundation.
The grant to Dr. Travis Salisbury, an assistant professor in the...
February 23, 2012 - HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University cancer researchers Dr. Pier Paolo Claudio and Dr. Piyali Dasgupta have been invited to lead sessions at two upcoming international conferences.
Claudio, who is an associate professor in the Department of...
February 7, 2012 - The following article was taken from the website of the Huntington Herald-Dispatch. It highlights the work of many of the professors researching in the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at Marshall University.
CHARLESTON - There is no...
February 3, 2012 - On January 26, 2012, the Ninth Annual Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (URDC) was held in the Capitol Rotunda in Charleston, West Virginia. At this event, members of the State legislature are able to spend time with the students whose...
February 2, 2012 - Clayton Crabtree was recently highlighted on Channel 13 News. Clayton is a Marshall University senior whose research mentor is Dr. Piyali Dasgupta, a Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Professor within Marshall's Toxicology and Environmental...
February 2, 2012 - Dr. Piyali Dasgupta has been invited to chair a special session at the Experimental Biology 2012 conference in San Diego. The minisymposium that she will be leading is entitled “Modeling Cancer: Biological and Therapeutic Implications.”
The...
January 26, 2012 - Dr. Philippe Georgel and Dr. W. Elaine Hardman have received considerable publicity in the past few years over their receipt of a grant from the Department of Defense's Breast Cancer Research Program. Their most recent honor comes in being...
January 23, 2012 - Dr. Emine Koc Associate Professor, Biochemistry and Microbiology
Education B.S. (Chemistry/Biochemistry), Ege University, Turkey M.S. (Biochemistry), Ege University, Turkey Ph.D. (Chemistry/Biochemistry), New Mexico State University...
January 17, 2012 - Diana R. Maue, SRIMS, Graduate Recruitment, and Communication Coordinator, completes a busy fall season of attending recruitment fairs throughout the region…
Graduate students and professors gather at the beginning of a new school year to share a...
January 12, 2012 - A Marshall University biology student has been awarded a grant to conduct research on diabetic retinopathy, a common eye disease during which excessive growth of blood vessels causes damage to the retina.
Clay M. Crabtree, a senior from Kenova,...
January 12, 2012 - The Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program at Marshall University's Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is proud to announce that Dr. Maria Serrat has been awarded an MU-ADVANCE fellowship and mini-grant. Dr. Serrat is an Assistant Professor in the...
January 11, 2012 - Kathleen "Katie" Brown has been selected to present a poster at the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) Annual Meeting at the Experimental Biology 2012 in San Diego. She will present her research at a special session entitled...
