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  • Gee welcomes new cancer researchers to WVU

    Friday, November 11, 2016

    Earlier this year when Mary J.C. Hendrix was named president of Shepherd University, she had a critical decision to make: To shut down her research laboratory at Northwestern University or relocate her groundbreaking cancer research closer to Shepherd. The answer came in a unique partnership with West Virginia University, a major R1 research university 150 miles to the west of Shepherd. Thanks to sophisticated Skype technology, Hendrix and her laboratory are able to resume daily research interactions.

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  • Hepatitis C expert joins WVU Medicine Digestive Diseases team

    Thursday, November 10, 2016

    Kevin D. Mullen, M.D., has joined WVU Medicine as the new section chief of Digestive Diseases.

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  • Caris Life Sciences Designates WVU Cancer Institute a Caris Center of Excellence for Precision Medicine

    Thursday, November 3, 2016

    Caris Life Sciences®, a leading biotechnology company focused on fulfilling the promise of precision medicine, today announced the designation of the West Virginia University (WVU) Cancer Institute as a center of excellence site in the Caris Centers of Excellence for Precision Medicine Network™ (Network).

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  • CME course for advanced care and treatment in epilepsy for clinicians

    Wednesday, November 2, 2016

    Vijayalakshmi Rajasekaran, M.D., assistant professor in WVU's Department of Neurology will conduct a training course in "Advanced Care and Treatment for Epilepsy in Clinicians." Offered in partnership with the Epilepsy Foundation and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, the course will be held on Tues., Nov. 15 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriot, Morgantown. Registration and buffet dinner will be provided at 6 p.m. Please RSVP to 877-804-2241 by Nov. 8 to reserve your seat.

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  • WVU Health Sciences’ faculty appointed to Governor’s newly formed advisory council on prescriptive authority

    Wednesday, November 2, 2016

    Three WVU Health Sciences faculty members have been tapped by West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to help address the growing healthcare needs in West Virginia.

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