Marshall School of Pharmacy, School of Medicine researchers identify inflammatory biomarkers in T cells

The Marshall University School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Genomics Core, recently released a new study that explores human T cell function under inflammatory conditions. The findings are published in the July 19, 2018, edition of Scientific Reports, an online journal from the publishers of Nature.…

West Virginia University selected as first site to launch an innovative clinical trial for Alzheimer’s

West Virginia University (WVU) has been selected as the first site for an innovative clinical trial to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Ali Rezai, M.D., director of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, will lead the initiative in collaboration with INSIGHTEC, an Israel-based medical technology company who received approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to…

RDFC sponsors free WV SBDC online and in-person business fundamentals workshops during July, August and September

Finding out how to start a business in West Virginia has just gotten easier. From July through Sept. 30, the Regional Development Funding Corporation (RDFC) is sponsoring online and in-person business fundamentals workshops presented by the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC). The sponsorship allows WV SBDC to waive the standard $35 registration…

WVU Medicine welcomes pulmonologist

WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center and University Healthcare Physicians announce the addition of Farnaz Houshmand, M.D., pulmonologist, to WVU Medicine Pulmonology in Martinsburg. Dr. Houshmand received her medical degree from American University the Caribbean, and completed her residency in internal medicine at Medstar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. A member of the Berkeley Medical…