Council of Biomedical Graduate Students (CBGS)

11/08/2022

Shruti Ghai, a Ph.D. student in the Cell and Cancer Biology track from Dr. Kuo-hui (Jason) Su's laboratory had her research story "UT researchers explore a new path to combat pancreatic cancer” published in The Blade this week.

https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/living/2022/11/07/ut-researchers-pancreatic-cancer/stories/20221107001

Congratulations, Shruti!

09/12/2022

Join us for a fun evening with food and games!
See you then!

09/06/2022

The Bone to Pick Conference is meant to be a fun, creative event where you can pick any small problem or annoyance in the world, and present on why it annoys you. There will be some prizes for the top 3 presentations!
Check you emails for more details!

08/02/2022

Iluja Gautam, a Ph.D. student in the Medical Microbiology and Immunology track from Dr. Randall Worth's laboratory had her research story "UT researchers consider platelets in the fight against diseases” published in T​he Blade this week.

https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/living/2022/08/01/university-of-toledo-medical-research-column-iluja-gautam-role-of-platelets-in-the-fight-against-diseases/stories/20220801001

Congratulations Iluja!

Are you a clumsy adult who gets cuts often? Even if you are not a clumsy adult, you can probably understand a child whose knees are scraped and bleeding ...

07/04/2022

Xue Mei, a Ph.D. student in the Molecular Medicine track from Dr. Bina Joe's laboratory had her research story "UT researchers discover link between mouth, skin bacteria and regulation of blood pressure” published in T​he Blade this week.

High blood pressure affects more than half of the world’s population. It is an important risk factor for heart disease, which is the leading cause of death ...

05/02/2022

Abdul-Rizaq Ali Hamoud, a Ph.D. student in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders track from Dr. Robert Smith's laboratory had his research story "UT researchers investigate unusual cancer rates in schizophrenia patients” published in T​he Blade this week.

https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/living/2022/05/02/university-of-toledo-medical-column-may-2-abdul-rizaq-hamoud-cancer-in-schizophrenic-patients/stories/20220502001

Congratulations, Abdul!

It is both exciting and frustrating to think about how little we know of the human brain. Neuroscience as a field of research is young compared to the ...

04/04/2022

Mitchell Harberson, a Ph.D. student in the Molecular Medicine track from Dr. Jennifer Hill's laboratory had his research story "UT researcher explores treatment of sexual disorders” published in the Blade this week.

https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/living/2022/04/04/mitchell-harberson-university-of-toledo-sexual-disorder-treatment/stories/20220404004

Congratulation Mitchell!

Imagine a married couple celebrating their 35th anniversary. After a wonderful evening, they want to complete their romantic night. However, the wife has ...

03/07/2022

Mark your calender - Virtual 2022 Graduate Research Forum (GRF) is right around the corner! March 16-17!

This yearly event hosted by CBGS is for all the biomedical graduate students at the UT college of Medicine and Life Sciences to present their research, to network with colleagues and build their careers.

Please visit the CBGS website below for the links to attend the forum
https://www.utoledo.edu/med/grad/biomedical/cbgs/graduate-research-forum.html

03/07/2022

Nicole Bell, a Ph.D. student in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders track from Dr. Ipe Ninan's laboratory had her research story "UT researcher explores the molecular roots of teenage anxiety” published in the Blade this week.

Read it at:
https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/culture/2022/03/07/ut-researcher-nicole-belle-molecular-roots-of-anxiety-column/stories/20220307001

Congratulations Nicole! 🎉

Anxiety is a natural reaction to stress that most of us experience every day. Anxiety alerts us to danger and allows us to avoid (or anticipate) future ...

02/16/2022

“The blood you donate gives someone another chance of life”

Thank you all the Biomedical Science students, staff, faculty and others who donated blood hosted by American Red cross on 2/9/22 here at UTMC.

CBGS held a donut distribution booth for the blood donors. Thank you 🙏 all the volunteers and people involved.

02/07/2022

Rawan Alnafisah, a Ph.D. student in the Molecular Medicine track from Dr. Robert Mccullumsmith's laboratory had her research story "UT researchers look for answers to depression on a molecular level” published in the Blade this week.

Read it at:
https://www.toledoblade.com/a-e/culture/2022/02/07/university-of-toledo-medical-research-on-depression/stories/20220207001

Congratulations Rawan!
CBGS

The earliest theories of depression, presented by Sigmund Freud and Karl Abraham in 1907 and 1927, are still relevant today. Current clinical models of ...

01/05/2022

Ahmed Abokor, a Ph.D. student in the Molecular Medicine track from Dr. Matam Vijay-Kumar's laboratory had his research story "UT research explores how breast milk protects infants from early-life diseases" published in the Blade this week.

Congratulations Ahmed!!
CBGS

Read it at:

According to the World Health Organization, mothers and babies form an inseparable biological and social unit; the health and diet of one cannot be ...