Morehouse School of Medicine News Center
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Fortune: MSM Leads All HBCUs in Number of Patents
MAY 21, 2019 - Fortune Magazine recently reported on the number of patents produced by Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Morehouse School of Medicine is at the top of that list. Between 2009 and 2019, MSM has been granted 63 patents. Howard University and Florida A&M trailed with 53 and 41 respectively.
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Pew: Black Women in the South are More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer
MAY 15, 2019 - Pew talked to several leaders and researchers in the field of breast cancer, including two experts from MSM, to try and figure out why so many more Black women are dying from this disease than their white counterparts.
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MSM Partners with AACR to Increase Awareness of Cancer Disparities and Clinical Trials Among Atlanta Community
APRIL 16, 2019 - More than 100 community members joined the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) on Saturday March 30 for "Progress and Promise Against Cancer," a public education event held on the campus of Morehouse School of Medicine.
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Colorblindness in the Medical Workplace
APRIL 12, 2019 - Third-year M.D. student Yaw Owusu shares his experiences and challenges with working in the medical field while being colorblind.
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'These Young Doctors Will Make a Difference' Says Jill Biden During Cancer Talks with MSM Students and Staff
APRIL 1, 2019 - She came here to find hope. That's what Jill Biden, Ed.D., co-chair of the Biden Cancer Initiative and former Second Lady of the United States was looking for during her visit to Morehouse School of Medicine on Sunday, March 31. Hope for patients battling cancer. Hope for increasing early detection rates and prevention. Hope for a cure.
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Morehouse School of Medicine Researchers Receive $1,000,000 Grant to Study Mechanisms Underlying Sleep Homeostasis
FEBRUARY 28, 2019 - Researchers at Morehouse School of Medicine have received a three-year, $1,000,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the mechanisms underlying sleep homeostasis - the body's effort to maintain an adequate amount of sleep.
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Students Statewide Showcase Research at 31st Annual Dr. Curtis L. Parker Student Research Symposium
FEBRUARY 22, 2019 - Students from across Georgia had the opportunity to show off their hard work at the 31st Annual Dr. Curtis L. Parker Student Research Symposium. The day-long event took place at Morehouse School of Medicine on Wednesday, Feb. 13. Medical students, residents, graduate students and undergraduates came from Fort Valley State University, Mercer University, and Georgia Gwinnett College in addition to schools in the Atlanta University Center.
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How MSM is Working to Increase Minorities in Clinical Trials: Scientific American Blog
DECEMBER 12, 2018 - Concern over the lack of significant minority participation by patients in clinical trials has waxed and waned over the past 30 years. Now, there is growing momentum in favor if boosting the numbers--and it's about time, because minority patients can no longer wait.
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MSM Appoints Gianluca Tosini as New Chief Scientific Research Officer
NOVEMBER 2, 2018 - Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) recently named Gianluca Tosini, Ph.D., as Chief Scientific Research Officer. Tosini is also the Chair and Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. He has been a member of the MSM Neuroscience Institute since 1998 and most recently served as the Institute's Acting Director. Tosini is also Adjunct Professor of Ophthalmology at Emory University School of Medicine.
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Griffin Rodgers, M.D. to be Keynote Speaker at 9th Annual James W. Reed, M.D. Lectureship
OCTOBER 17, 2018 - Rodgers will discuss how to overcome disparities in obesity, diabetes, and kidney disease at the annual event.