Announcements
Stout co-authors call to action for policies that support dental services for those with cancer
Nicole Stout, DPT, research assistant professor in the WVU School of Public Health, recently co-authored a call to action for payment and workforce policies that alleviate gaps in dental and oral healthcare services for individuals with cancer.
WVU Medicine to relocate, expand WVU Eye Institute
The WVU Eye Institute, the most comprehensive ophthalmology group in the state, will expand its clinical, educational, and research efforts when it moves into its new location at the intersection of Van Voorhis Road and Elmer Prince Drive in Morgantown.
New clinical research agreement service launching May 1 to support WVU researchers
To further support researchers and their clinical research studies, West Virginia University is launching an enhanced service for negotiation for new clinical study agreements, new amendments to clinical study agreements, and clinical data use agreements.
WVU ophthalmology residents achieve national success through participation in research
The schedule of an ophthalmology resident can be a demanding one, with academic pursuits such as participation in research having to be juggled between clinical duties and other learning objectives.
WVU Alzheimer’s disease study focuses on broken connections
West Virginia University neuroscientists are looking into why people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease can remember events from decades ago but cannot recall something that happened in the past few hours. Their ongoing study indicates the issue could have to do with the vulnerability of certain synaptic connections, the places where neurons meet to communicate.
WVU researchers unite in search of new drug to treat lung cancer
Science is a team sport, and a group of West Virginia University researchers with differing expertise and approaches are joining forces to seek a drug for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Hoylman family support spurs innovation at WVU Cancer Institute
More than 20 years ago, doctors treating lifelong West Virginia University supporter Don Hoylman discovered a football-sized tumor on one of his kidneys that was cancerous. He consulted physicians in Morgantown and elsewhere, but he ultimately decided to proceed with treatment at the WVU Cancer Institute.
WVU vision researcher formally awarded Knights Templar Eye Foundation grant for research into rare genetic retinal disorder
Representatives from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation (KTEF) recently visited the West Virginia University Health Sciences Campus to formally present researcher Emily Sechrest, Ph.D., with a KTEF Pediatric Ophthalmology Career-Starter research grant for research into a rare retinal disease.
WVU AI medical coding research adds to big picture
Much like the game of connect the dots, Megan McDougal’s academic and professional career share points that have come together to form one big picture.
Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust makes $50 million gift to build new cancer hospital
The cancer care available to West Virginians took a further, dramatic, and positive turn today (April 2) with a transformational gift of $50 million that the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust is making to the West Virginia University Cancer Institute.