Suzanne Jan de Beur, MD, Named Associate Dean for Clinical Research
5/29/2026
Following an extensive nationwide search, Suzanne M. Jan de Beur, MD, has been appointed Associate Dean for Clinical Research, effective May 18, 2026. Dr. Jan de Beur succeeds Linda Duska,…
Category: Research
Discovery Evolves Our Understanding of How Dormant Cells Awaken
5/29/2026
School of Medicine scientists have discovered an important trigger that allows dormant cells, such as in cancer or hibernating animals, to awaken – and they’ve named it SNOR, after a…
Category: Research
Ken Walsh, PhD, and Research Team Earn $3.3 Million to Study Sex Differences in Heart Failure
5/29/2026
Ken Walsh, PhD, Lockhart B. McGuire Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and resident member of the Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center, has earned a…
Category: Research
Multi-Institutional Study Uncovers Genetic Control Circuit That Shapes Key Immune Cells
5/29/2026
A new study published in the journal Blood reveals how a previously unrecognized genetic regulatory circuit helps control the development and function of monocytes and macrophages—two types of white blood…
Category: Research
5/29/2026
With colorectal cancer a growing concern among younger people, the American Cancer Society has endorsed two new types of stool tests to encourage people to get screened while also recommending…
Category: Clinical
