February

Drexel Researchers Find Possible Predictor of COVID-19 Severity

February 20, 2024
Looking closely at one of the antibodies produced to fight COVID-19, researchers at Drexel University’s College of Medicine have uncovered a trait that could be used to predict severity of a COVID-19 case.
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Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants

February 16, 2024
Last term, Drexel professors were awarded sponsored research grants and major gifts, honors and recognition.
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Neurobiology & Anatomy Chair Itzhak Fischer, PhD, to Step Down July 1

February 15, 2024

After a distinguished 33-year career at the College of Medicine and its predecessor institutions, Itzhak Fischer, PhD, is stepping down as chair of the Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy on July 1, 2024, though he will stay on as a tenured professor in the department. Dr. Fischer joined the faculty of the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1991 from Harvard Medical School.

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St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Announces Leadership Transition

February 14, 2024
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children today announced a change in leadership as Don Mueller shared his plans to resign from his role as president and CEO. Robert Brooks, the current chief operating officer (COO) at St. Christopher’s, will transition during the coming months into the role of president and COO.
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SLAMS Program Brings Together Health Professions Community and West Philly Neighbors

February 14, 2024

Middle school students can be a tough crowd to impress, but Drexel University College of Medicine community members leading educational courses at Science Leadership Academy Middle School (SLAMS) said the students are excited and engaged.

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Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, College of Medicine Donates Microscopes to Albright College

February 13, 2024

Last semester, the College of Medicine’s Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Professional Studies donated more than 60 microscopes and over 100 boxes of histology slides to the Total Experience Learning (TExpL) program at Albright College in Reading, Pa. TExpL instructors have already begun taking the compound microscopes to Reading School District classrooms to introduce fourth grade students to a new scientific tool.

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What Characteristics Impact Likelihood of Developing Long COVID?

February 12, 2024

Roughly a quarter of U.S. adults who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 report having experienced, or are currently experiencing, three or more months of COVID symptoms, such as dizziness, headache, brain fog, and/or other symptoms, according to October 2023 data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Household Pulse Survey. The condition is known as Post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 or “long COVID.” And among hospitalized COVID-19 patients, that number increases to roughly half.

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Mauricio J. Reginato, PhD, Named Chair of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

February 02, 2024

Mauricio J. Reginato, PhD, professor, has been appointed chair of the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology effective February 2, 2024. Dr. Reginato was appointed interim chair of biochemistry and molecular biology in the summer of 2021, and has been a faculty member of the College of Medicine since 2004.

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Pediatric AIDS Benefit Concert (PABC) Marks 31 Years of Entertainment for a Cause

February 01, 2024

Drexel University College of Medicine students, faculty and professional staff brought song and dance to Drexel’s Main Building auditorium in a more than three decades-long tradition. Held on Friday, January 27, the Pediatric AIDS Benefit Concert (PABC)’s annual night of entertainment has raised more than $650,000 for children living with HIV and AIDS to date.

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