News and updates related to Ohio University PhD program in Translational Biomedical Sciences
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The application for next year's Graduate Student Senate Executive Officer positions is now open! This is a great opportunity to advocate for grad students and develop leadership skills. For more information, see the link below. The application closes March 1st.
https://www.ohio.edu/graduate-student-senate/graduate-student-senate-election-2021-2022
Graduate students - the deadline for the Original Work Grant is approaching! This is a great opportunity to practice your grant writing. Write to a lay audience and follow the guidelines and you have a great shot at $1,000 toward your research!
http://ohio.edu/graduate/current-students/gc-gss-original-work-grants-and-travel-awards
Here's a great overview of the research TBS student Subhodip Adhicary is doing in the Nielsen lab! https://twitter.com/OhioBioSciences/status/1358776559935639553?s=20
“👀 INSIDE LOOK: Take a tour of the @NIH funded @nielsen_ohio lab in Irvine Hall. Dr. Nielsen and her research team investigate brain diseases and blood vessels! @BobcatsDiscover @ohiouResearch @ohiou @oubsgs @neuinfo #OHIOBIOS #ohiou #neuroscience #brainbiology #research https://t.co/6ca0ktg9qm...
Our international students benefit greatly from the classes and labs provided by the Academic and Global Communication program. Please sign the petition to keep the program running and to support OU's commitment to promoting a diverse and inclusive environment!
https://twitter.com/OUGradSenate/status/1357078837734039552?s=20
“Please sign and share this petition to advocate for the non-termination of AGC program. This program is essential to ALL OU students especially international students. The link of the petition is below. https://t.co/BUdyzOceoh”
Congratulations to the Fall 2020 Graduate College/Graduate Student Senate Original Work Grant recipients, including TBS students Patricia Mora, Kelly Nottingham, and Nick Whitticar. The award provides up to $1,000 for student research. Deadline for the Spring review cycle is February 14th!
https://www.ohio.edu/graduate/current-students/gc-gss-original-work-grants-and-travel-awards
Applications to the TBS doctoral program are due 1 month from today! GRE scores are optional this year. All other required materials can be found here:
https://www.ohio.edu/graduate/tbs/apply
Admissions Requirements Degree Required/Recommended Bachelor’s Required A bachelor’s/master’s degree in a relevant discipline Master's Required No Entrance Examinations Required/Recommended Graduate Record Examination (GRE) No* Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) No Miller Analogies Test...
TBS students Meredith Chaput, Nick Whitticar, and Charlotte Yang were presented their John J. Kopchick Fellowship Awards at last weekend's joint MCB/TBS retreat. The awards provide $15,000 toward translational research and off-campus internships. Congratulations to all students! https://www.ohio.edu/news/2020/11/john-j-kopchick-awards-support-14-student-and-faculty-research-projects
Fourteen Ohio University students and faculty members received funding, totaling $118,021, for their health and medical research from the John J. Kopchick Awards.
"Over the last year, the Research Division also has continued efforts to support the Translational Biomedical Sciences doctoral program, which launched in 2014. The division recently completed and received approval for a plan to use royalties from University technology commercialization licenses to create quasi-endowments that will provide long-term financial support for the program."
See more below:
https://www.ohio.edu/news/2020/10/ohio-makes-progress-strategic-research-goals?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=fac-staff-list&utm_campaign=ohionews_102220_UCM
Over the last year, OHIO has made notable progress on major research, scholarship and creative activity goals, and also successfully responded to immediate needs brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
All students registered for fall semester classes can pick up their free OHIO branded masks, hand sanitizer, and digital thermometer with their student I.D. on the 4th floor of Baker center, at the help desk!
Here's the link to a very informative Diversity and Inclusion Training Seminar presented by Dr. Tanisha King-Taylor in case you missed it!
https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/9a1fa59c-1790-48a5-928f-a2350d9760d2
DO/PhD student William Koch was recently asked about performing research as a dual degree student. Check it out!
https://twitter.com/BobcatsDiscover/status/1233398952906629121
“How has #research impacted you as an @ohiou #student? @OhioU_TBS & @OUHCOM student, William Koch (@wj_koch), shares his insights & looks forward to "bridging the gap between active research & clinical practice" as a #Physician. https://t.co/DCuF1HeusD”
Last weekend was the joint MCB-TBS retreat where students presented their research through posters and scientific talks. TBS students William Koch, Cody Criss, and Elizabeth Jensen were also presented their John J. Kopchick Research Fellowship Awards. Congratulations!
Ohio University Clinical & Translational Research Unit
First year TBS student Bose Maposa will be featured in a panel discussing policies and practices shaping African sports. The event is hosted by The George Washington University in Washington D.C. - Good luck Bose!
Ohio University Clinical & Translational Research Unit
Dallin Tavoian is a PhD candidate in Ohio University’s Translational Biomedical Sciences program. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training/Exercise Science from Southern Utah University and his Master of Science, Athletic Training from Ohio University. Tavoian has an actively enrolling study known as the DART study: Exercise Strategies to Improve Physical Function in Older Adults. To learn more about his research, check out the following articles:
https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/about/news-and-events/news-story.cfm?newsItem=2721EB78-5056-A874-1D57D86603179912
https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/about/news-and-events/news-story.cfm?newsItem=07B724CD-5056-A874-1D91EB6D31301763
Check out this photo of Quyen Luong (DO/PhD student) with his poster at the Student Expo! Quyen presented in the Biomedical Sciences- G section, placing 2nd. He also presented in the Diabetes Institute sections, placing 1st in section 1!
Congratulations to #OhioTBS faculty member Dr. Craig Nunemaker for receiving a grant of $453,000 from the National Institutes of Health! The grant was for his project entitled, “Reducing glycolytic activity to restore normal islet glucose sensing in early type 2 diabetes."
Congratulations to #OhioTBS Faculty member Brian Clark for receiving a $26,844 grant from the American Heart Association for his project entitled, “Cycle high-intensity interval training to improve cardiovascular and neuromuscular function in older adults."
Congratulations to #OhioTBS faculty members Elizabeth Beverly (PI) and Emily Guseman (Co-PI) for receiving a grant of $200,000 from the Health Resources & Services Administration for their project entitled, “A New Approach to Diabetes Navigation in Rural Appalachia!"
#Grant #Research #OhioUniversity #Diabetes #Appalachia
Congratulations to TBS Student Sophia Mort (Mentored by Elizabeth Beverly) for receiving $5,799 from the Ohio University Student Enhancement Awards program for "Utilizing contact-based education to change medical students' beliefs and attitudes toward opioid use and abuse!"
#OhioTBS #Education #OhioUniversity #TBS
Congratulations to all the #Bobcats who graduated yesterday! If you missed the commencement you can still check it out in the link below! #OHIOgrad2019
https://www.ohio.edu/student-affairs/commencement …
DO/PhD student, Ian Ackers, mentored by Ramiro Malgor, MD and Amir Farnoud PhD, recently defended his dissertation entitled "Characterization of Wnt Signaling in Athersclerosis" on March 20th, 2019. Ian is the first #OhioTBS student to defend. Congratulations Dr. Ackers!
Quyen Luong, DO/PhD student recently gave an oral presentation titled "Adipocyte Subpopulations Mediate Obesity-Associated Inflammation in Adipose Tissues" at the Endocrine Society 101st Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA!
Quyen is mentored by #OhioTBS Faculty Member Dr. Kevin Lee.
Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Casapulla (pictured left) and Dr. Tania Basta (pictured right), for receiving a $10,000 #grant from ITDI for a #project entitled “The Implementation of a Brief Educational Intervention to Increase HIV and HCV Testing among Injection Drug Users in Athens County."
#OHIOTBS
Checkout this #publication by #OHIOTBS faculty member Dr. David Drozek, titled "Body Mass Index Change as a Predictor of Biometric Changes following an Intensive Lifestyle Modification Program."
https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8580632 …
Congratulations to Dr. John Kopchick on receiving the Laureate Outstanding Innovation Award at ENDO 2019!
#OhioTBS
Read more: https://www.endodaily.org/endocrine-society-honors-endocrinology-fields-leaders-with-2019-laureate-awards/ …
Congratulations to faculty members Dr. Sonia Michael Najjar and Dr. Vishwajeet Puri for recently receiving a multi-PI NIH award from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities!
This significant 5-year-award provides ~$600K per year for a total of approximately $3M to carry out studies entitled "Novel pathways in the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of NAFLD in Hispanics.”
#OhioTBS
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Next week on April 3, at 5pm in Baker Front Room the @OHIOsciencecafe will be presenting TBS Faculty member Dr. John Kopchick discussing “Is Growth Hormone an Anti-Aging Drug? Yes! Too Much of It Will Kill You”
https://t.co/Hneorh5Jzb
Science Café presents Dr. John Kopchick discussing “Is Growth Hormone an Anti-Aging Drug? Yes! Too Much of It Will Kill You” on Wednesday, April 3, at 5 p.m. in the Front Room at Baker University Center. Kopchick is Distinguished Professor & Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar Biomedical Sciences at Ohio...
The Ohio University Graduate Student Senate has extended the deadline for nominations for the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award! The new deadline is Sunday, March 31st. More details: https://www.ohio.edu/compass/stories/18-19/03/graduate-faculty-awards-2019.cfm …
Don't miss the Women's Achievement Dinner being held March 20th at 6:30PM in the Baker Ballroom! The dinner is "an opportunity for us to highlight the successes of women in a variety of roles"
Tickets are available in the Ohio University Women's Center (Baker 403)
https://www.ohio.edu/womens-center/womens-achievement-dinner …
Women's Achievement Dinner
Quyen Luong, a D.O./Ph.D. candidate at the Heritage College, recently had a chapter titled "The Heterogeneity of White Adipose Tissue," published in the textbook "Adipose Tissue" published by Intechopen! The chapter was Co-authored by Luong's mentor, Kevin Lee.
Congratulations to Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine alumnus Dr. James Joye for being named the recipient of the 2018 Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship!
Read the full article: https://www.ohio.edu/research/communications/news-announcements/news-story.cfm?newsItem=DAFCBA0D-5056-A874-1D3E5AE5FE9B1813 …
Congratulations to Kevin Lee, Kelly McCall, Lonnie Welch, and Rita Sharma for receiving a grant of $138,000 from the American Diabetes Association! The grant was awarded for their project entitled, “Differential Effects of Obesity and Inflammatory Cytokines on White Adipocyte Subpopulations.”
Go take a look at this publication led by faculty member Sharon Casapulla! The publication is titled "Moving toward Narrative Competence and Inclusive Healthcare through the Open Book Project."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30514123
Health Commun. 2018 Dec 4:1-5. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2018.1551302. [Epub ahead of print]
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