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Neal Barnard, M.D., adjunct professor of medicine, recently published a paper in Neurobiology of Aging, outlining seven dietary and lifestyle guidelines to boost brain health and reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
David Mendelowitz, Ph.D., vice chair and professor of pharmacology and physiology, was published in The Journal of Physiology for his research article, "Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia-hypercapnia Blunts Heart Rate Responses and Alters Neurotransmission to Cardiac Vagal Neurons."
Casey B. Nelson, a second-year physician assistant (PA) student, was selected to receive the American Academy of Physician Assistants Student Academy PAragon-Student award for her exemplary service as a PA student.
Charles Faselis, M.D., associate professor of medicine, and Peter Kokkinos, Ph.D., adjunct professor of physical therapy and health care sciences, were published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension for their study, "Exercise Capacity and All-Cause Mortality in Male Veterans…
Catherine Golden, M.P.A., director of distance education and military programs and Paul Tschudi, Ed.S., M.A., LPC, assistant professor, both in the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership, were chosen as recipients of the Veterans Accelerate Learning Opportunities & Rewards Excellence…
Marie Borum, M.D., Ed.D. ‘03, M.P.H. ‘95, RESD ’88, director of gastroenterology and liver diseases and professor of medicine, has been accepted as a member of the 2014-2015 class of fellows in the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program.
The Avon Foundation announced a $100,000 grant to The George Washington University Cancer Institute at the 12th annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Washington, D.C.
David Mendelowitz, Ph.D., vice chair and professor of pharmacology and physiology, recently published in the Journal of Neuroscience on how heart rate increases in response to alertness in the brain.
John Hawdon, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine, was recently published in the Journal of Parasitology for his recommendations of sustainable solutions for controlling soil-transmitted helminths infections.
Nikki Posnack, Ph.D., a post-doctoral pharmacology and physiology researcher, received a $209,926 grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study plastics and their potential human health risks, particularly in the cardiovascular system.