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| Announcements for Week of Jan. 4 - Jan. 11 |
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'No Such Thing As a Little Bit of Pain:’ More Cancer Patients Could Benefit From Rehabilitation, WVU Researcher Says
“Rehabilitation has been an underdog in cancer treatment,” said Nicole Stout, a research assistant professor with the West Virginia University School of Public Health and WVU Cancer Institute. “It hasn’t been top of mind.” Rehabilitation can preserve cancer patients’ quality of life as they undergo and recover from treatment. But according to Nicole Stout—a researcher with the WVU School of Public Health and Cancer Institute—they’re underutilized services. To support the World Health Organization’s effort to fix that problem, Stout reviewed cancer-treatment guidelines from around the world and identified the rehabilitation services they recommended. The recommendations she gathered will help the WHO develop a new, unified rehabilitation toolkit.
Join us for the Annual Bob Huggin's Fish Fry on Feb. 26
As we usher in the new year and anticipate better days ahead, we would like to invite you to the 2021 Fish Fry, taking place February 26. This year’s event will take shape differently of course, but we're confident it will be one not to miss. Our star-studded lineup includes Founder and CEO of Barstool Sports, Dave Portnoy, ESPN commentator Fran Fraschilla and WVU great Da’Sean Butler, as well as others to be announced.
In keeping with COVID guidelines, we will shift from a large in-person event to a cutting-edge virtual event, complete with live and silent auctions that you can easily access online, from the comfort of home. Registrants will receive a gift packet, including t-shirt, and will also be entered to win a special drawing the night of the event
Invitation to the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program’s Cervical Health Awareness Month Online Celebration!
Cervical Health Awareness Month is a beacon of hope for women, families, friends, and caretakers fighting this disease. It is an opportunity to come together to educate about cervical cancer prevention and early detection, to host teal ribbon events that raise awareness, to celebrate those who have won the fight against cervical cancer, and to remember, grieve, and heal from the loss of loved ones to this disease.
Register Now for a Certified Tobacco Treatment Training Program
During the three day course, offered May 19-21, 2021 via Zoom, professionals in the fields of medicine, dentistry, social work, pharmacy, nursing and public health will present evidence-based strategies to assist patients and clients interested in tobacco cessation.
Van Liere Research Conference Set for August 9-12
Each year, we look forward to the Van Liere Research Conference. This event gives the HSC scientific community the opportunity to share the highlights of their research across diverse disciplines, departments and Schools. We are excited to announce that the Office of Research and Graduate Education will once again host this event August 9th-12th, 2021, with specific details to follow.
The design of the conference will be aligned with public health guidelines that are in place Summer 2021 to result in a safe and exciting conference. More details will be coming soon with abstract submissions open in early summer. We look forward to your participation in this annual celebration of HSC research and it’s exciting impact.
WVU Faculty Fight the Current COVID-19 Pandemic
In March 2020, as the COVID19 virus entered the United States, WVU Health Sciences Center assembled a COVID19 task force led by Dr. Laura Gibson, Senior Associate Vice President for Research & Graduate Education. In response to the mounting shortages of testing kits, protective equipment and the lack of a cure the task force moved to develop in-house resources to fight the COVID19 pandemic. COVID19 task force teams of scientist and engineers from the WVU Health Sciences Center, School of Arts and Sciences, and School of Engineering started work to develop RT-PCR and serological tests, develop a vaccine, setup production of sample collection kits, develop environmental testing procedures and evaluate the performance of personal protective equipment. The department of Biochemistry staff and faculty were involved in all of these efforts.
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* Some of these articles may require a subscription to the newspaper or service
Nicole Stout - A research assistant professor had multiple articles come from a WVUToday article written about her research.
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Microsatellite Instability in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer Receiving Fluoropyrimidine With or Without Oxaliplatin: An ACCENT Pooled Analysis of 12 Adjuvant Trials.
Cohen R, Taieb J, Fiskum J, Yothers G, Goldberg R, Yoshino T, Alberts S, Allegra C, de Gramont A, Seitz JF, O'Connell M, Haller D, Wolmark N, Erlichman C, Zaniboni A, Lonardi S, Kerr R, Grothey A, Sinicrope FA, Andre T and Shi Q.
J Clin Oncol. 2020:JCO2001600.
DNA Polymerase and Mismatch Repair Exert Distinct Microsatellite Instability Signatures in Normal and Malignant Human Cells.
Chung J, Maruvka YE, Sudhaman S, Kelly J, Haradhvala NJ, Bianchi V, Edwards M, Forster VJ, Nunes NM, Galati MA, Komosa M, Deshmukh S, Cabric V, Davidson S, Zatzman M, Light N, Hayes R, Brunga L, Anderson ND, Ho B, Hodel KP, Siddaway R, Morrissy AS, Bowers DC, Larouche V, Bronsema A, Osborn M, Cole KA, Opocher E, Mason G, Thomas GA, George B, Ziegler DS, Lindhorst S, Vanan M, Yalon-Oren M, Reddy AT, Massimino M, Tomboc P, Van Damme A, Lossos A, Durno C, Aronson M, Morgenstern DA, Bouffet E, Huang A, Taylor MD, Villani A, Malkin D, Hawkins CE, Pursell ZF, Shlien A, Kunkel TA, Getz G and Tabori U.
Cancer Discov. 2020.
Physical Therapist Roles During the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Appalachia: Preparing Students to Educate Communities.
Swisher AK, Burkart M, Evans K, Rice T, Utzman R and Mandich MB.
Phys Ther. 2020.
Small Bowel Obstruction due to Splenosis Mimicking Periduodenal Mass.
Orminski K, Monnett SW and Richmond BK.
Am Surg. 2020:3134820971587.
NIH Notices
General Notices
The 2021 Symposium for Proteomics Core Directors and Staff will be held virtually on February 2, 2021. The information for how to apply can be accessed through the website link embedded in the attached flyer or at IDeaResourceProteomics.org. This will be a tremendous opportunity for IDeA state Proteomics Core Facility Staff to receive training, interact, and learn from each other. Applicants must be staff in a proteomics core facility located in an IDeA state.
The 2021 Workshops for Faculty and Students will be virtual. Workshops will cover both targeted and discovery phase proteomics. Discovery phase workshop will be held February 23-24, 2021. Targeted phase workshops will be held on February 9-10, 2021 and February 16-17, 2021. Information on the workshops and the application can be found in the link embedded in the attached flyer or at IDeaResourceProteomics.org. This workshop is designed for Faculty and Students from IDeA states performing and and/or interested in proteomics research to receive additional training on relevant topics. |
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See more on the WVU Cancer Institute Calendar |
Jan. 14 |
West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program’s Cervical Health Awareness Month Online Celebration! - 12 PM |
Jan. 19 |
Women at Work Podcast - 4 PM
Participants will hear "All the Help We Can Get," during which social psychologist Heidi Grant says asking for the help you need at work can convey confidence and strengthen your relationships with colleagues. If you plan to attend, please RSVP.
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Jan. 25 |
Graduate Student Professional Development Seminar Series: What is a T32? & How Can It Benefit Me? - 4-5 PM
If you plan to attend, please RSVP.
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Jan. 26 |
COVID Focused Think Tank - 3-5 PM
Details and registration details
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Jan. 27 |
Meeting of the Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences (MOBB) - 10:30-11:30 AM
Data Blitz
If interested in attending the talk, please email Malia Miller memiller1@mix.wvu.edu.
CCB Presents: Edward Seto, PhD - 12 PM
"Targeting HDAC's for Cancer Therapy and Beyond"
Contact Tina Lankford for Zoom link |
Feb. 24-26 |
Science and Creativity Summit
2/24 - 2-4 PM
2/25 - 2-4 PM
2/26 - 10 AM- 12 PM
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