College of Osteopathic Medicine
NIH-Funded Research at NYITCOM Could Yield New Brain Disorder Treatments
NYITCOM鈥檚 Jerry Zhao, Ph.D., has secured an NIH grant in support of research that could help to deliver new drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and autism spectrum disorder.
Researchers Secure Leakey Foundation Grants
Two researchers from NYITCOM鈥檚 Department of Anatomy have secured grants from the Leakey Foundation, which exclusively funds research related to human origins.
Student Profile: Veronica Perez
First-year NYITCOM-Arkansas student Veronica Perez shares her journey to medical school, and her plans to one day treat patients in her home territory Guam.
Student Profile: Kelsey Fisher
Aspiring neurologist Kelsey Fisher is gaining first-hand experience at NYITCOM, working with Adena Leder, D.O., director of the Parkinson鈥檚 program, on a project that focuses on an overlooked demographic diagnosed with the disease: young women.
Hadjiargyrou Is 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 First Distinguished Professor
Professor Michael Hadjiargyrou, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences and director of the D.O./Ph.D. program, has been named New York Institute of Technology鈥檚 first distinguished professor. This designation recognizes outstanding faculty who have achieved the highest levels of scholarship over the course of their careers.
NYITCOM Alumni Celebrate Their Unique Stories During Black History Month
On February 17, four NYITCOM graduates returned to their alma mater to participate in a panel discussion about their successes and to offer their unique perspectives on diversity in the medical profession.
NIH Grant Funds Depression Research
Assistant Professor Weikang Cai, Ph.D., secured a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how certain brain cells respond to chronic stress. The research project could help identify breakthrough treatments for clinical depression, which affects more than 260 million people worldwide.
NYITCOM-Arkansas Launches New Degree Program
The Masters of Sciences in Biomedical Sciences program鈥檚 focus on research improves students鈥� candidacy for medical school or a career in biomedical science.
NYITCOM-Arkansas Receives Its First NIH Grant
An NYITCOM-Arkansas researcher received a $428,400 multi-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate whether Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment can help relieve migraine headaches.
Engineering鈥檚 Chalise Earns Summer Faculty Research Fellowships
Assistant Professor Batu Chalise, Ph.D., has been awarded the Office of Naval Research and Air Force Research Laboratory Summer Faculty Research Fellowships.