Why Do We Celebrate ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Space Week? Because Discovery Starts Here Space has always inspired what Knights do. The same unstoppable spirit that launched ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ still drives us β to challenge, lead and dare to explore the unknown.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Researcher Investigates Mechanisms of Nicotine Addiction Through a National Institutes of Health grant, College of Medicine Assistant Professor Cali Calarco is investigating how brain cells respond to nicotine and influence behavior.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Researcher Identifies 10 Potential Treatments for Rare Nerve Tumor in Children Using artificial intelligence-generated data, Pegasus Professor Cristina FernΓ‘ndez-Valle and her team are screening existing FDA-approved drugs for their potential to treat schwannoma tumors.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Discovery on Immune Cells Could Illuminate Pathways to New Treatments The findings mark an important first step in understanding how to modify T cells to create future treatments for cancers, infections and autoimmune disorders.
Med Student Driven to Create Hope Through Cancer Research Earns Inaugural Award The winner of the inaugural Dean Deborah C. German, M.D. FIRE Impact Award came to ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ because of the College of Medicineβs focus on research.
FAA Executive Physician/Scientist Joins ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Aerospace Medicine Team After 34 years with the FAA, Melchor AntuΓ±ano joins ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ to create a new aerospace medicine masterβs degree and residency program, as well enhance safety for astronauts, pilots and flight passengers.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Scientist to Explore Precise Treatment Targeting Weak Spots in Lyme Disease Bacteria Through her third consecutive NIH grant renewal, Mollie Jewett aims to βstarveβ Borrelia burgdorferi, preventing the tick-borne bacteria from spreading in humans and causing Lyme disease.
120 Students Join ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ to Become Physician Knights Chosen from 5,422 applicants, the 120 new M.D. candidates received their undergraduate degrees from Yale, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Duke, Case Western and Emory in addition to ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½.
From the Clinic to the Cockpit: ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Opens New FAA-Designated Clinic for Pilots Through specially administered exams, ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ faculty member William βEdβ Powers and his team are helping pilots stay healthy and adhere to the medical standards the FAA requires for safe aircraft operation.
ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ Students, VA Doctor Develop AI Tool to Help Doctors Identify Chronic Pelvic Pain Through a yearlong internship, two ΒιΆΉΣ³»΄«Γ½ undergraduates created an AI-assisted application that helps guide healthcare providers and patients towards accurate diagnosis of the source of chronic pelvic pain.