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Dr. Stuart Carney appointed dean of Medicine at Memorial
The search committee for the role of dean of the Faculty of Medicine has completed its work and recommended Dr. Stuart Carney for the position.
The Board of Regents approved the appointment at its meeting on July 8. Dr. Carney will begin a five-year term effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Generous bequest creates scholarship covering tuition for some medical students
Receiving an inaugural Lester and Viola Pottle Foundation Scholarship gave second-year medical student Terri Savory more than just a financial award.
It gave her something truly priceless.
'I'm alive because of the research,' says Faculty of Medicine patient participant
At the age of 17, Andrew Gosse noticed a small silvery scab on his left elbow.
“I went to my family doctor, and he said it was psoriasis,” said Mr. Gosse. “I didn’t know what that was. I just wanted a cream to make it go away, but he said no, it’s chronic. I didn’t understand that meant I would have it forever.”
A Memorial researcher says biomarkers may predict one of Canada's most prevalent diseases
Memorial University is a national leader in multiple sclerosis (MS) research.
That’s due in no small part to scientists like Dr. Craig Moore, an associate professor of neuroimmunology in Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine.
A Memorial researcher is studying multiple sclerosis at the molecular level
Despite the availability of treatments to manage symptoms and slow the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), a critical gap remains in understanding the chronic autoimmune disease at a molecular level.
Thanks to a recent grant of $1,155,150 from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), a Memorial University researcher will continue his work unravelling the key mechanisms driving the disease’s progression.
Workshop, virtual access letting researchers tap into ‘rich plethora’ of data
Curiosity seekers are in luck.
Researchers will get a chance to dig deeper into data as part of an upcoming workshop at Memorial University.The Canadian Research Data Centre Network is hosting Opening Doors to Data, which includes programming, training and opportunities to learn more about secure Statistics Canada data and resources available at Memorial and across the country.
Changing climate, changing risk: mosquito research shows human-transferrable viruses in province
A mild winter resulting in a warmer-than-usual summer might be good news for sun worshippers.
However, it could lead to an increased mosquito population this year, which might be bad news for public health.
Researchers at Memorial University recently released their findings of a years-long study that saw residents of Newfoundland and Labrador and St. Pierre-Miquelon collect mosquitoes and submit them for identification and testing.