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• HSCommunity: Faculty Spotlight | Tracy Liu

  Thursday, May 19, 2022

  HSCommunity is a newsletter from the Health Sciences Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Subcommittee on Communications.

• Patients encouraged to perform monthly oral cancer self screenings

  Wednesday, April 27, 2022

  If your oral health care providers are talking to you about cancers of the head, neck and throat, it is their April mission to raise awareness of the complications of oral cancer and provide resources that could lead to early detection.

• WVU researcher develops data-driven approach to help reduce drug costs and treat diseases

  Monday, April 25, 2022

  WVU researcher David Klinke, has developed a data-driven approach to help reduce drug costs and treat diseases in a study published in Nature Communications.

• Cancer Cell Biology student wins poster contest

  Wednesday, April 6, 2022

  Emily Rice recently won an Outstanding Poster Presentation award at the 8th Annual RNA Symposium in Albany, N.Y.

• WVU Cancer Institute names deputy director to lead research initiatives, organizational strategy

  Tuesday, March 15, 2022

  The WVU Cancer Institute has named Courtney DeVries, Ph.D., as the new deputy director effective Monday, March 14.

• Chemotherapy’s effectiveness may vary with time of day, suggests WVU research

  Wednesday, January 26, 2022

  The blood-brain barrier keeps foreign substances from entering the brain. That’s good when it comes to toxins and germs, but it makes treating tumors in the brain trickier. By shielding the brain from things that would harm it, the blood-brain barrier also blocks the chemotherapy that would help it. William Walker—a researcher with the West Virginia University School of Medicine—is investigating whether the blood-brain barrier is more likely to admit chemotherapy drugs at different times of day.

• Shaikh named Department of Radiation Oncology interim chair

  Friday, January 21, 2022

  The WVU School of Medicine’s Department of Radiation Oncology has named Parvez Shaikh, M.D. as interim chair, effective Dec. 12, 2021.

• WVU in the News: Professional roles of oncologic specialty physical therapists in the United States

  Thursday, January 13, 2022

  In this Rehabilitation Oncology Podcast episode, Dr. Steve Morris interviews author and researcher Dr. Nicole Stout about oncology physical therapy specialty practice. Dr. Stout outlines the expectations for future clinical specialists and presents a call to action to the rehabilitation team to utilize oncology clinical specialists beyond clinical roles to expand their influence on providing best practice care to the individual with cancer.

• HSC Zoom will require Single Sign-on and Multifactor Authentication starting Jan. 5

  Wednesday, December 22, 2021

  Effective Jan. 5, 2022, HSC-ITS will be implementing single sign-on and multifactor authentication for all HSC Zoom accounts. All users will use their WVU or WVUM Login credentials when logging in Zoom. This change will not affect users who do not have a Zoom account and only function as a meeting participant.

• Congratulations to the December 2021 Health Sciences Graduates!

  Friday, December 17, 2021

  Congratulations to the December 2021 Health Sciences Graduates!