Faculty and Students in the News

Vaccines and Autism. click here to read the article

To defeat global TB, doctors should get back to basics. click here to read the article

Tests score an E' while aiming for a D'. click here to read the article

Researchers capture never before seen undulations of "dancing chromosomes".
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Fred Russell Kramer, Ph.D., Professor, the Public Health Research Institute, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, and Jeffrey B. Kaplan, Ph.D., Department of Oral Biology, UMDNJ- New Jersey Dental School were named among New Jersey's Top 10 Scientists by New Jersey Business Magazine. Click here

DR. Marco Zarbin, professor and chairman of the Institute of Ophthalmology and Visual Science was featured in The Daily Record October 13 2008. The artcie entitled "Chatham physician gets $1.5M endowment: Ophthamology professor at UMDNJ will direct research in eye diseases," click here to read the article

Manuela Buononano, a 5th year GSBS-N student who is working with Dr. Edouard Azzam, was selected to participate in a summer training program at NASA's Brookhaven Lab. She was featured in an article published in the Star Ledger, Sept. 14th, 2008. Click here to read the article.

Dr. Steve Levison, a member of the Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, was featured on NPR's "Sounds of Science" discussing neural stem cells and adult neurogenesis.
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Dr. Junichi Sadoshima, professor and vice chair, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, discussed the latest research for those with enlarged hearts.
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Dr. Sylvia Christakos, a member of the Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, was featured in an article ("In power of vitamin D, hope for a new disease fighter") that was published in The Star-Ledger on Monday, July 14. Click here to read the article.

Brendan McCluskey and Brian Dolan, two disaster and emergency management experts, explained how to handle disasters that can occur at work, home or school.
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Dr. Stuart Cook, a renowned researcher and past president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ (UMDNJ), and a member of the Department of Neurology and Neurosciences provides hope for individuals living with MS. Click here to read articles about Dr. Cook (1) (2).

Dr. Allan Siegel, professor of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, Department of Neurology and Neurosciences, shared his research findings on human aggression and the human psyche.
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Teresa Wood, PhD, Professor and Rena Warshow Chair in Multiple Sclerosis and Steve Levison, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology and Neurosciences, explain how the latest therapies for multiple
sclerosis (MS) are slowing the disease's progression and helping MS sufferers live better live. Listen on line at: www.theuniversityhospital.com/healthlinkradio/index.htm