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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

Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 11 am to Noon
Student Union Atrium, Upper Level
Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 5 pm to 7 pm

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News

Wright State student researcher takes honors at two national physiology conferences

Kelia McMichael, an honors student majoring in physiology and neuroscience, has excelled as an undergraduate researcher in the lab of Clintoria Williams, associate professor of neuroscience, cell biology and physiology.

Wright State administrators, alumnae named to Bizwomen Power 50 list

The Dayton Business Journal's list includes Wright State President Sue Edwards, Kimberly Rex, chief administrative officer of the Boonshoft School of Medicine and CEO of Wright State Physicians, and Trustee Dawn Conway.

Boonshoft School of Medicine psychiatrist Brian Merrill receives national education award

Brian Merrill, associate professor of psychiatry at the Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine, received the Roeske Teaching Award from the American Psychiatric Association.

Doctors with Wright State Physicians among Dayton’s best

Wright State Physicians doctors and Boonshoft School of Medicine faculty were named to Dayton Magazine’s 2023 listing of Dayton’s Best Docs.