June College News

June 29, 2021

• Kathy Steece-Collier, PhD, professor in the Department of Translational Neuroscience, won the 2021 Innovation of the Year Award for her research on the development of improved therapeutics for people with Parkinson’s disease.
• 11 MSU faculty receive title of University Distinguished Professor, including Susan Barman, PhD, professor in Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
• Endless curiosity has propelled third-year medical student Antara Afrin all the way to the NIH. Learn why scholarship support for future Spartan MDs like her is critical.
• MSU College of Human Medicine received a $2 million planned gift from Dr. Richard Dean and his wife Christine to establish an endowed research professorship in the Division of Immunology.
• Interim Dean Aron Sousa, MD, answers questions about COVID vaccine efficacy, FDA approval and more.
• Through her Women’s Outcomes Research and Knowledge study, Stacey Missmer, ScD, is helping women and girls with pelvic pain and endometriosis. Read her Q&A with MSUToday.
• Michigan State University and BAMF Health announced the delivery of two advanced GE PETtrace 890 cyclotrons at the Doug Meijer Medical Innovation Building. Related media: ExBulletin, Health IT Analytics, MLive, WCMU Public Radio, WGVU Public Media.
• New research from Michigan State University and the University of North Carolina shows a link between bacteria and how babies experience fear.
• Sangbum Park, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine and Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, is revealing how immune cells organize themselves in the epidermis.
• Dennis Yamamoto, MD (‘78), MSU College of Human Medicine Alumni Board member, has received the 2020 Clinical Teaching Award from the University of Nevada School of Medicine Reno.
• In an article on The Conversation, Claudia Finkelstein, MDCM, director of Wellness, Resilience and Vulnerable Populations, discusses how to build back better health habits after the pandemic year.
• Tune into the latest episodes of "Get to Know," a podcast hosted by Andrew Kim highlighting the stories of fellow MSU College of Human Medicine students: Informed Care | Maddie Merwin, Beyond the Medicine | Grant Backer, Global Perspectives | Eneka Lamb, Community & Personal Health | Dayaan Ghani, and Military Medicine | Jonathan Thompson.
• College of Human Medicine student Julia Pudar and College of Natural Science student Brent Strong, joined StrokeCast to discuss their study published in JAMA Neurology.