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Research conducted in the laboratory of Dr. Leah Wuescher, assistant professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, led to a poster presentation by second-year medical student Alyson Meyer at the Ohio Association of Rheumatology (OAR) Annual Meeting.

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Neuroscience senior Sampriti Senapati is contributing to federally funded Alzheimer’s disease research in the laboratory of Dr. Robert Smith, professor and chair in the Department of Neurosciences and Psychiatry.

Read more in UToledo News: https://t.co/nk1pqP3JTb

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Azeezat Osikoya, a Ph.D. candidate in the Cell and Cancer Biology department, presented her new findings on cancer stemness and chemotherapy resistance at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026, held earlier this year.
Congratulations, Azeezat!

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Dr. Obi Ekwenna, a UToledo Health transplant and urologic surgeon, discusses the powerful potential of technology that enables surgeons to operate on patients in different locations.

Watch now: https://t.co/4NrPJ7C9oU 🔗

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Dr. Venkatesh Katari, instructor, and Dr. Narendra Kondappali, postdoctoral fellow, from Dr. Charles Thodeti’s laboratory in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, presented their research at the recent national cardiovascular meeting SAHR/ACS/BCVS/AHA 2026 Meeting.

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It's feeling like fall on campus 🍂

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for the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators in Health Professions and Harvard Macy Institute Assessment and Evaluation: Systems Thinking in Health Professions Education, respectively. 2/2

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Congratulations to Dr. Bindu Menon, associate professor in the Department of Medical Education, and Dr. Lori DeShetler, associate professor in the Department of Medical Education and Associate Dean for Assessment and Accreditation, on completing another year as guest faculty 1/2

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Congratulations to Dr. Lakshminarayan Teegala, assistant professor in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, on receiving the Young Investigator Award at the International Meeting on Lipid Mediators in Health and Disease, a biennial meeting.

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Third-year medical student Deepti Naruka recently competed at the Toledo Surgical Society Student Research Competition.
She won first place in the General Surgery category with a $250 prize and was prepared under the mentorship of Dr. Justin Hsu in the Department of Surgery.

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Dr. James Willey, a pulmonary physician at UToledo Health and holder of the George Isaac Chair in Cancer Research, has received a $200,000 Stand Up To Cancer grant to support a simple, noninvasive screening test for lung cancer.

UToledo News: https://t.co/WGLbk4FDij

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Dr. Matam Vijay-Kumar discusses his research that led to a patent-pending blood test to identify elevated bile acids. Dr. Thomas Sodeman discusses the potential applications of a newly discovered biomarker that could identify liver disease.

Read more: https://t.co/h45GshabhP

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UToledo Health is the first health system in Northwest Ohio to perform histotripsy, a groundbreaking, noninvasive procedure that destroys tumors using focused sound waves instead of a scalpel, heat or radiation.

Read more in UToledo News: https://t.co/XMnYR6QH95

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Join us for the College of Medicine and Life Sciences Homecoming 2026 Distinguished Alumni Recipient Grand Rounds on Friday, Oct. 9, at 12 p.m. in Health Education Building (HEB), Room 105.

Learn more: https://t.co/s9xvfzdwHY

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Our Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) recently celebrated GME Professionals Day with a luncheon and awards ceremony.

See the recipients here: https://t.co/KYDVTRHxcJ

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Join us for "Science Industry Careers" lead by Brad Fackler on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. 🧪

Learn about a wide range of careers for science graduates.

Learn more: https://t.co/5h8emOObuw 🔗

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Members of the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology attended the 52nd Annual Pharmacology Colloquium at Wayne State University this summer.

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Oh deer 🦌

Have you spotted the deer around campus lately?
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Dr. David Kennedy, professor in the Department of Medicine, is conducting research to pinpoint how airborne algal bloom toxins impact people’s health.

Read more : https://t.co/MQ9e2xXD2x

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Dr. Tanvir Singh, professor and vice chair for clinical services in the Department of Neurosciences and Psychiatry, and Destiny Wholf, a UToledo Health psychiatric nurse practitioner, presented a webinar on youth, social media and suicide prevention.
Watch:https://t.co/VhxiP4Cyq1