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July

  • John Lee Graduate Student Profile

    July 30, 2014

    Earlier this summer, John Lee listened as the winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics gave a speech to a group of aspiring scientists. But what was the physicist perhaps most proud of? The wine he makes as a hobby.

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  • Drexel Scientists Develop Compound to Stop Spread of Metastatic Cancer Cells

    July 28, 2014

    An estimated 68,000 women and men in the U.S. die each year from metastatic breast and prostate cancers — aggressive forms of the disease that occur when the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lungs, liver, bones or brain. Now researchers at Drexel University College of Medicine have developed a compound directed at a target they identified that inhibits metastatic progression by blocking tumor cells from “re-seeding.” Their discovery has been accepted into a highly competitive drug development program at the National Cancer Institute and will now be headed to clinical trials.

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  • Theresa Connors Employee Spotlight

    July 23, 2014

    Theresa Connors gets varying reactions when she tells people where she works. But she treats her job with reverence.

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  • Stamatakis Golf Classic Raises $275,000

    July 21, 2014

    The thirteenth annual Manuel Stamatakis Golf Classic, held by Drexel University College of Medicine, raised $275,000, bringing the total raised to more than $3 million since the event debuted in 2002.

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  • Valerie D. Weber, MD, Named Vice Dean for Education

    July 18, 2014

    Drexel University College of Medicine is pleased to announce that Valerie D. Weber, MD, MS, FACP, has been appointed vice dean for education, effective October 1, 2014.

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  • Barbara Schindler, MD, Appointed to Medical Education Accreditation Board

    July 16, 2014

    Barbara Schindler, MD, professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine, has been elected a professional member of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the accrediting body for educational programs at medical schools that grant Doctor of Medicine degrees in the United States and Canada. Schindler's appointment began July 1, 2014.

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