Over the years, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine has quietly become a premier research institution, with the facilities, faculty and funding to support groundbreaking investigations in both basic and clinical science. In addition, researchers at the medical school are engaged in innovative collaborations with a wide range of regional and national partners in academia, government and industry. From multi-state clinical trials, to an NIH-funded Program Project Grant, to translational research with enormous potential to impact patient’s lives, work underway at Wright State is helping to shape the future of medicine.

Explore tomorrow’s medicine today

As a student at the medical school, you will enjoy all of the advantages that come from affiliation with a major research institution. Almost from your first moment on campus, you’ll have abundant opportunities to get involved in research. The Medical Research Club is a student organization that hosts regular meetings with presentations by faculty and students on their research activities and new opportunities.

For a wide-ranging overview of research at the school, the Office of Research Affairs offers a variety of useful resources, including the Research Enterprise newsletter and a Student Research Enterprise web site. The office also maintains a detailed list of faculty interested in serving as mentors and their current projects.

Enjoy access to state-of-the-art facilities

To support and promote cutting-edge research, the medical school has established numerous specialized laboratories and centers. As a medical student, you can look forward to learning and working in some of the finest research facilities available anywhere, both on the university campus and at our affiliates throughout the community.

Here are just a few examples of the medical school’s standard-setting centers and laboratories:

• The Center for Genomics Research features core facilities to support basic and clinical research into gene expression, flow cytometry and genotyping.
• The Center for Interventions, Treatment and Addictions Research seeks to advance scientific knowledge regarding the epidemiology, prevention and treatment of substance abuse with and within the community.
• The Comprehensive Neuroscience Center provides technology and expertise in genomics, proteomics, imaging, informatics and other areas to support collaborative research in basic science and clinical neuroscience.
• The Lifespan Health Research Center is home of the Fels Longitudinal Study, the world's largest and longest-running study on human growth and body composition.
• The Matthew O. Diggs III Laboratory for Life Science Research, a stunning, modern facility containing advanced biochemistry and molecular biology laboratories, is also the first laboratory in Ohio to receive an LEED-NC Gold rating for “green” facility design.
• The Proteome Analysis Laboratory includes multiple mass spectrometers and a host of related equipment to enable the analysis of protein/peptide expression in cells, tissues and body fluids.

Learn more…

Faculty research mentors
Find out about faculty members who invite medical students to work with them during research electives

Medical Research Club
Student organization for those who want to be involved in research in med school and beyond

Research resources for medical students
The Office of Research Affairs sponsors a variety of activities to involve students in research

Student Research Enterprise
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