Wright State Headlines
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Oct 22
Growth spurt
An expansion project at the Dayton Regional STEM School, an affiliate of Wright State, includes new classrooms, a place for school assemblies and a gaming research laboratory. Continue reading
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Oct 22
Taking the lead
Inspired by her HERS institute experience, Paula Bubulya wants to help Wright State hire and retain more faculty of color and women in science and expand the mentoring of junior faculty campuswide. Continue reading
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Oct 19
Tunnel of Oppression draws hundreds
The Tunnel of Oppression is an eye-opening experience designed to help first-year students at Wright State University appreciate diversity and fight discrimination. Continue reading
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Oct 19
Boonshoft School of Medicine researchers study how changes in diet affect intestine
The research study “Dietary Fatty Acids Sustain the Growth of the Human Gut Microbiota” was published online in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Continue reading
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Oct 19
Team led by Wright State professor Elliott Brown wins prestigious IEEE Best Paper Award for polarimetric radar work
Elliott Brown, the Ohio Research Scholars Endowed Chair in Sensors Physics, and his team of researchers were recognized for their research on the polarization of electromagnetic radiation, or radio waves. Continue reading
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Medical Research
Boonshoft School of Medicine researchers study how changes in diet affect intestine
The research study “Dietary Fatty Acids Sustain the Growth of the Human Gut Microbiota” was published online in Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine Central Research Forum to showcase biomedical, clinical research
The Central Research Forum will include a poster session showcasing biomedical, clinical, medical education and public health research conducted at Wright State. Continue reading
Research group recognizes Boonshoft School of Medicine professor with award
Marjorie Bowman will receive the Distinguished Research Mentor Award from the North American Primary Care Research Group. Continue reading
Researchers to study role of genes in new treatments for deadly pediatric brain tumor
The researchers are trying to understand how tumors caused by an incurable brain cancer in children resist all current treatments through changes in gene expression. Continue reading
Researchers may have found way to treat weakness in patients following critical illness
The research may provide the first-ever therapy for weakness acquired by patients in intensive care units. Continue reading
Childhood interest in science leads medical student to pursue M.D./Ph.D. degree
During her M.D./Ph.D. studies with the Boonshoft School of Medicine and the College of Science and Mathematics, Jessica Myers will research mental illness and functional magnetic resonance imaging. Continue reading
Boonshoft School of Medicine researchers find PTSD correlates with suicide attempts
The study found that suicide attempts in trauma survivors are linked to PTSD symptom severity, childhood maltreatment and substance-related problems. Continue reading
Wright State researchers are attacking breast cancer
Julian Gomez-Cambronero works with members of his laboratory to find the molecular mechanisms that lead to breast cancer cell growth and invasiveness. Continue reading
Medical student conducts research on pediatric immunotherapy
Maryam Shahin is taking a year off from medical school to conduct research at Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of California San Francisco. Continue reading
Wright State research team finds increase in deaths from fentanyl and fentanyl analogs
Evidence from the study indicates the increasing and substantial role of illicitly manufactured fentanyl and the declining presence of heroin and pharmaceutical opioids in overdose fatalities. Continue reading
