Wright State Headlines
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Apr 26
Wright State University and Premier Health more closely align operations, creating a transformational partnership
Wright State University’s partnership with Premier Health prioritizes producing more clinicians, nurses and other health care providers; spurring new research opportunities; and providing patients better access to vital medical care closer to home. Continue reading
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Apr 25
Bottom Line, Wright State partnership aims to increase access to college
Wright State is partnering with Bottom Line, a nonprofit organization that partners with first-generation students from under-resourced backgrounds, to expand access to higher education to more students in the Dayton region. Continue reading
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Apr 25
Wright State’s nursing program celebrates 50th anniversary
Wright State’s nursing program prepares students to deliver excellent patient care, advocate for improved patient outcomes and help advance the nursing profession. Continue reading
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Apr 24
Wright State celebrates Student Success Champions
Recipients of the University Awards for Student Success Champions were recognized for exemplary service, collaboration, tutoring, leadership, advising and teaching. Continue reading
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Apr 23
Wright State golf team captures 2024 Horizon League team title, Flynn individual champion
The Wright State men’s golf team captured the 2024 Horizon League Championship as Andrew Flynn defeated teammate Timmy Hollenbeck on the second playoff hole to grab top individual honors. Continue reading
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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Hard work pays off
Wright State University students win cash for research contest
The Festival of Research, hosted by Wright State University’s College of Science and Mathematics, provided undergraduate and graduate students a chance to showcase their research. Continue reading
Wright State researchers launch novel breast cancer research
Weiwen Long, associate professor and associate chair of biochemistry and molecular biology, is working to uncover how a protein reduces the effectiveness of hormone therapies in some breast cancer patients. Continue reading
Wright State’s undergraduate biochemistry and molecular biology program receives full national accreditation
Accreditation by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology means that Wright State’s bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology meets rigorous national standards. Continue reading
Wright State researcher Madhavi Kadakia and co-investigators receive $3.026 million from NIH for head and neck cancer research
Madhavi Kadakia, vice provost for research and innovation at Wright State, received a federal grant to develop strategies to combat therapeutic resistance in head and neck cancer. Continue reading
Latest ‘gem’ of a team takes gold
Students on Wright State's iGEM research team earn top honors at international competition
A team of 11 Wright State students won a gold medal at the iGEM Grand Jamboree for their research detecting dangerous manganese in drinking water and soil. Continue reading
Area high school students spend GREAT Lab day at Wright State
High school students experienced activities related to human genomics during an outreach program hosted by Wright State’s Genomics in Real Time (GREAT) Lab. Continue reading
Lab learners
Wright State partners with several organizations to give high school students a taste of biomanufacturing
The first Dayton bioManufacturing Awareness and Discovery Experience (DaytonMADE) camp took place at Wright State University. Continue reading
Wright State honors researchers at inaugural Excellence in Grantsmanship awards
The Excellence in Grantsmanship awards celebrate Wright State faculty who have been awarded more than $1 million in funding over the past five years. Continue reading
A ‘gem’ of a team takes silver in Paris
Students on Wright State’s International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) team earned a silver medal at a worldwide synthetic biology research project competition. Continue reading
Wright State microbiologist Oleg Paliy wins Fulbright Scholarship
Oleg Paliy, associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, will research the gut microbiota of Egyptian teenagers as part of his Fulbright Fellowship. Continue reading
