The Des Moines University (DMU) Office of Research (OOR) had a productive year in 2018. The key successes are contained in the infographic below. Faculty and staff secured 22 externally-funded grants in the areas of mental health, forensic anthropology, geriatric […]
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Nearly 40 percent of patients with chronic heart failure also develop kidney dysfunction. This condition, termed “cardio-renal syndrome,” is important to study as it is associated with higher morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure. Noah Marcus, Ph.D., an
DMU professor lands NIH grant to investigate heart failure and kidney dysfunction Read More
The Des Moines University Office of Research hosted Dr. John Robertson for a second grant writing workshop on June 20, 2014. Attended by DMU faculty and staff, Write Winning Grant Proposals aimed to help both basic scientists and clinical investigators
Grant writing workshop offers concrete insight and strategies Read More
Since May, many students have been busy in laboratories around campus working with faculty members to learn research techniques and data collecting skills they can showcase in the Mentored Student Research Closing Program. The students can choose to present either
Mentored student research program Read More
Simon Geletta, Ph.D., associate professor in the M.P.H. program, and Carolyn Beverly, M.D., assistant professor in the M.P.H. Program, were awarded a $10,000 grant from the Polk County Community Development Program last year. The funding was granted to increase awareness among
Dr. Geletta and DMU students are making an impact in the community Read More
Many Des Moines University faculty members and students were recognized for their recent presentations, publications and awards. Faculty names are in boldface. David Rettedal (DPM ‘13) and Dr. Vassilios Vardaxis received the first place award at the 2012 Annual Scientific
Recent DMU Research Successes Read More
DMU operates under high ethical standards to earn and sustain the trust and respect of the public, research participants and the research community. Its Institutional Review Board (IRB) is a committee that is mandated by federal law to review and
A supportive, rigorous research environment Read More
The 2012 Des Moines University Research Symposium was held December 6, 2012. It was another successful year with a great turnout! This year the number of attendees kept steady at 152, the exact number as the previous year’s symposium in
Research Symposium follow-up Read More
Thursday, December 7, marked another successful DMU Research Symposium. This year, in a new component, students competed in both the oral and poster presentations for best presentation. Oral presenters were judged on their submitted abstracts, and poster presenters were judged
2012 Des Moines University Research Symposium winners Read More
Many Des Moines University faculty members and students were recognized for their recent presentations, publications and awards. Faculty names are in boldface; DMU alumni are indicated with asterisks. Martin Schmidt, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and nutrition, and Michael Boyer,
DMU researchers: they’re everywhere Read More