Carolina Restini, Ph.D., Pharm.D., an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine, has been accepted as a member of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics’ (ASPET) Fellows of the Academy of Pharmacology Educators (FAAPE), which is internationally recognized. In addition to being inducted to …
Dear Spartans, With the pending transition of Dr. Norman Beauchamp to Georgetown University as its executive vice president of Health Sciences, I write today with updates on the structure at MSU to support our excellent and rising focus on our leadership in health science. As the only Big Ten university that is home to two …
Jun-Hyun Kim, Ph.D., ASLA, has been named director of the Michigan State University (MSU) School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC), which is jointly administered by the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the College of Social Science. His five-year appointment as director will begin on June 1, 2024. “Dr. Kim is an experienced leader, distinguished scholar and award-winning …
In the first of a series of studies, Zach Waarala, a third-year medical student at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, decided to dive deeper into one of the first things he learned in medical school – that, despite positive results for patients, there is a lack of basic scientific evidence behind the …
Jayne Ward, DO, FACH, FAAN, has been appointed chair of the Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, a department shared by the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Human Medicine. Dr. Ward has served as director of the neurology residency, a professor in the department, and director of the National Multiple Sclerosis Clinic …
Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating condition that affects 6 million Americans and ranks as the sixth leading cause of death in the nation. It severely impairs patients’ quality of life and has no effective cure. With the aging of the population, the number of Alzheimer’s disease patients is expected to triple by 2060, according to …
Renowned cancer researcher Olorunseun “Seun” Ogunwobi is set to join Michigan State University (MSU) as the chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the co-director of the upcoming Center for Cancer Health Equity Research. Ogunwobi’s expertise lies in the study of solid tumors, particularly focusing on the disparities in tumor mechanisms and …
