Based on unadjusted data, the review found a link between marijuana use and both low birth weight and preterm delivery. But when the researchers adjusted the data to account for confounding factors including tobacco — which is often used alongside marijuana — there was no association, says Shayna Conner, MTPCI alumni, in a recent interview with […]
Mario Castro talks about new asthma drug
Dr. Mario Castro, Director of the Office of Training Grants and the Office Faculty Development, speaks to the Arizona Daily Sun about a new biologic drug which tackles hard-to-control asthma. Read more »
Kuhlmann study may explain why people with type O blood more likely to die of cholera
People with blood type O often get more severely ill from cholera than people of other blood types. New research by Dr. Kuhlmann from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may explain why. Read more »
Federal STEM Graduate Seminar Series – How to Successfully Apply for Federal Fellowships
Webinar, Wednesday, August 24th between Noon-1:30pm CST. This workshop, sponsored by the Graduate Education Interagency Working Group, is entitled “How to Successfully Apply for Federal Fellowships” and will be held virtually via WebEx. The target audience is primarily graduate students, however undergraduates and postdoctoral scholars may also find the information useful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Federal STEM Graduate Seminar […]
William Hawkins receives $10.4 million NCI grant for pancreatic cancer research
Dr. William Hawkins, MTPCI Alumni, and current CRTC mentor, is principal investigator of a $10.4 million National Cancer Institute (NCI) grant aimed at developing new treatments for pancreatic cancer. Read more in The Source »
Jane Garbutt interviewed for St Louis American “Health Matters” feature
Dr. Jane Garbutt, Director of the Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation and Co-Director of the KL2 Career Development Program, was recently interviewed for the St. Louis American “Health Matters” article discussing the hazards of e-liquid. Read More »
Terrance Kummer awarded NIH grant to study brain activity in coma
Dr. Terrance Kummer, KL2 alumni and current MSCI scholars, along with ShiNung Ching from the School of Engineering were awarded a $403,625 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the electrical activity of the brain during a coma. Read more »
Sarah Hartz comments on medical research methodology
“Most of those are based on educated white people, and not on the full range of the American population,” said Dr. Sarah Hartz, KL2 alumni. Read more »
Sarah Hartz finds use of internet in medical research may hinder minority recruitment
A School of Medicine study, lead by Dr. Sarah Hartz, MTPCI and KL2 alumni, finds that, even in this internet age, explicit efforts are needed to encourage participation in medical research among under-represented groups. Otherwise, health-care disparities may persist. Read more in The Source »
$5.1 million aimed at preventing superbugs, infections in health-care settings
CRTC Director, David Warren, MD, MPH along with current KL2 Scholar Jennie Kwon, DO, and KL2 Alumni Erik Dubberke, MD, MSPH are coinvestigators in a new CDC EpiCenter grant awarded to Washington University. This funding is part of $26 million awarded by the CDC to five academic medical centers as part of a patient-safety effort. Read […]