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Health and the Environment Seed Grant Program

Human Health and the Environment seed grant recipients announced

5/21/18

Human Health and the Environment seed grants for 2018 have been awarded to eight interdisciplinary teams of Penn State researchers. The seed grants were funded through a collaboration of Penn State Institutes and the College of Medicine, which collectively contributed more than $400,000.

Genetic fixer-uppers may help predict bladder cancer prognosis

5/14/18

Mutations in genes that help repair damage to DNA may aid in predicting the prognosis of patients with bladder and other related cancers, according to researchers, who found that bladder cancer patients who had mutations in their ATM or RB1 genes — proteins that help repair DNA damage when they’re functioning normally — tended not to live as long as patients without the mutations.

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MicroRNAs show signs of promise for prostate cancer screening tests

5/10/18

Early detection of prostate cancer is important, but screenings can be intrusive and inaccurate. A team of researchers are exploring whether MicroRNAs can be used to detect the presence of prostate cancer. While their initial tests that used MicroRNAs failed to offer significant results after statistic readjustments, the team says new technology, techniques, and further testing may offer additional insights on how MicroRNAs can be used for a nonintrusive way to find prostate cancer.

Gunther to present at spring Dean's Lecture

5/9/18

Dr. Edward Gunther, professor of medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, will present this year’s spring Dean’s Lecture at noon on May 22 in the Junker Auditorium. His lecture is titled “Evolving Views on Breast Cancer: Tales from the Mouse House.”

Dr. Shelly D. Timmons

Timmons named president of American Association of Neurological Surgeons

5/9/18

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons has named Dr. Shelly D. Timmons of Penn State Health as president. It also presented Dr. Robert Harbaugh, distinguished professor and chair of the Department of Neurosurgery at Penn State Health, with the Distinguished Service Award.

Dr. Lori Frasier poses for a photo in a white physician’s coat, against a blue, lightly textured backdrop.

Frasier recognized with Helfer Society Award

5/9/18

Dr. Lori Frasier, director of the Center for the Protection of Children at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, has been honored for her contributions to the field of child abuse pediatrics with the Helfer Society Award.

Dr. John Ingraham poses in a tie and white physician's coat, against a blue, lightly textured backdrop.

Ingraham recognized for 'Exceptional Moments in Teaching'

5/9/18

Dr. John Ingraham, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in plastic surgery at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, is the May winner of Penn State College of Medicine’s “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.

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