Author: Fran Higgins
National DNA Day 2025: Celebrating Genetics, One Base at a Time
by Morgan Blood and Lauren O’Leary, genetic counseling students What is National DNA Day? National DNA Day first began in 2003 and occurs annually on April 25. It is a day to recognize the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953 and the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. National DNA Day […]
Apr 25, 2025

New publication reflects value of campus-wide collaboration
Associate professor Iman Ahmad, PhD, recently published, “Synergistic effects of HO-1 inhibition and chemotherapy on tumor proliferation and immune infiltration: An in vitro and in vivo approach to enhancing prostate cancer treatment,” in Translational Oncology. Dr. Ahmad co-authored the publication with a graduate student from the College of Medicine, marking a successful co-supervision and a […]
Apr 16, 2025

Sonography faculty publish new educational approach
Several Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) faculty, Kate Wampler, Brandy Sundberg, Angela Ridenour, and Kim Michael, EdD, published an important article in the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. “Standardizing Sonography Pre-clinical Instruction Utilizing Peyton’s 4-Step Approach,” is one of the first publications to discuss the use of Peyton’s 4-step approach for sonography pre-clinical lab instruction in […]
Apr 15, 2025

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