New Dean of Osteopathic Medicine at Des Moines University
David Connett, D.O., has been appointed as the new dean of the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Vanessa Lopez, M.S.B.S.’20
Vanessa Lopez, M.S.B.S.’20, became manager, content management, at Heart Rhythm Society in Washington, DC, a specialty organization on cardiac pacing and electrophysiology. It represents medical, allied health and science professionals from more than 90 countries who specialize in cardiac rhythm
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Which Residency? How Does One Apply? DMU Alumni Offer Tips During ASK Sessions
How does a medical student decide on a specialty as a career? What’s most important in residency applications, and how does the process work? What are red flags to watch out for when evaluating residency programs? And just how horrible
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Welcome “back,” new CPMS faculty
When Allen Kempf, D.P.M., M.S., and Jarrod Smith, D.P.M., FACFAS, joined the faculty of the DMU College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS) this year, they didn’t need a campus tour to get to know their way around. Both men
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Investigate life’s questions through DMU’s Biomedical Sciences programs
If you want to generate new knowledge and solutions to improve human health, Des Moines University’s programs in biomedical sciences will equip you. The university offers a two-year Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences (M.S.B.S.) Program and a new four-year
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3D models enhance education, patient care
Poised on Collin Pehde’s desk, as if waiting for marching orders, are several lower limbs and feet produced with a three-dimensional printer. He holds one that has a satiny blue sheen and points out the ankle deformity that caused a
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Austin Henslee, M.S.B.S.’13, PA-C
Austin Henslee, M.S.B.S.’13, PA-C, and Timothy Steele, Ph.D., professor and chair of microbiology and immunology at DMU, coauthored a publication titled “Combination statin and chemotherapy inhibits proliferation and cytotoxicity of an aggressive natural killer cell leukemia” in the Aug. 9,
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DMU professor lands NIH grant to investigate heart failure and kidney dysfunction
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
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Bohlson targets lupus with $453,000 NIH grant
For the next three years, Suzanne Bohlson, Ph.D., associate professor of microbiology and immunology at DMU, will expand on her current research focused on a common disease that affects as many as 1.4 million Americans: lupus. This autoimmune disease results
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M.S. program prompts probing investigations
Curiosity is creating an audible buzz among students and faculty engaged in DMU’s increasingly robust research enterprise. This story is part of “Research Engines,” a series on the questions being asked and investigated by DMU researchers. Robert Clements is a
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