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Juliann Althoff, M.D., an Ohio native, has returned to Dayton to continue assisting in research and to oversee operations for the Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU-D). The organization's mission is to optimize the readiness, performance, and survivability of operational forces through environmental health effects, toxicology, and aerospace medical research and development. 
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Education

 

Mortality and morbidity conferences, which are departmental reviews of cases with less-than-ideal outcomes, have long been a part of medical education in nearly every specialty. They serve as a natural stage for the examination of systematic inequities in health care. 
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Research

 

In April 2021, a 4-year-old underwent a novel brain surgery at Dayton Children’s Hospital. With four catheters inserted through the little boy’s skull, the surgeon injected into his brain a fluid containing over 37 trillion viral particles, each containing DNA for a human gene, a first-of-its-kind experimental gene therapy for Canavan disease.
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Announcements

The American Medical Association national conference, ChangeMedEd, accepted a poster by Wright State researchers discussing a virtual symposium.
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ngozi F. Anachebe, Pharm.D, M.D., FACOG, to the position of Vice Dean for Educational Affairs at Boonshoft School of Medicine, effective October 18, 2021.

Events

Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 11 am to Noon
125 Medical Sciences Building
Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 7 am to 8 am
Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Noon to 1 pm

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Graduating Boonshoft School of Medicine students learn where they will pursue residency training at 2024 Match Day celebration

A graduating class of 119 Wright State medical students learned where they will complete residency training and in what field after receiving their medical degrees.

Wright State neuroengineer Sherif Elbasiouny expands ALS research with new NIH award

Researchers in Sherif Elbasiouny’s Neuro Engineering, Rehabilitation and Degeneration Laboratory are examining how the neurons that control muscles degenerate in ALS patients.

2024 Boonshoft School of Medicine Outstanding Alumnus

James Augustine, M.D., ’83
James Augustine is an emergency physician and a clinical professor in Wright State's Department of Emergency Medicine.

Boonshoft School of Medicine accepting applications for Horizons in Medicine through May 10

Offered by Wright State’s Boonshoft School of Medicine, the Horizons in Medicine program helps local high school students begin to prepare for careers in science and health care.