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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, April 2, 2024, 11 am to Noon
125 Medical Sciences Building
Thursday, April 4, 2024, 4:30 pm to 7 pm
Student Union

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Wright State Physicians doctors named to 2024 Dayton’s Best Docs list

Eleven doctors with Wright State Physicians who serve on the faculty of the Boonshoft School of Medicine were named to Dayton Magazine's 2024 Dayton’s Best Docs.

Wright State researchers launch novel breast cancer research

Weiwen Long, associate professor and associate chair of biochemistry and molecular biology, is working to uncover how a protein reduces the effectiveness of hormone therapies in some breast cancer patients.

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.