Elizabeth McConnaha, M.S., is a scientific Sherlock Holmes of sorts, a former wannabe-veterinarian who learned, thanks to her research on equine cancer during her senior year at Iowa State University, that her love of science did not extend to animal …
Daniel Sipple, D.O.’03, FABPMR, DABPM, believes that thinking and acting like an entrepreneur is an effective way for physicians to avoid burnout. One way he practices that belief is in his role as co-founder and medical adviser for the St. …
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If you stop by the anatomy research labs in Ryan Hall, you are likely to hear the soft mechanical movements of a 3D printer that is cranking out a small plastic model of the mammalian brain. This modest machine and …
LiLian Yuan, Ph.D., associate professor of physiology and pharmacology, won the inaugural scientific photo competition at the ninth annual DMU Research Symposium on Dec. 6 with this image of cerebellar Purkinje cells in a mouse’s brain, taken with a Nikon …
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 …
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Six years ago, the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery launched a strategic plan to foster research. That effort is now reaping rewards and generating new knowledge.
Des Moines University may be better known for the high quality of its educational programs than its research enterprise, but Jeffrey Gray, M.S., Ph.D., believes the latter strengthens the former.
The biggest strength DMU brings to the translational table: open-minded scientists, clinicians, health care professionals, collaborators and students with a shared passion for serving patients through discovery and its application.
Scientists, including those at DMU, are exploring a better approach to treating non-small cell lung cancer: high doses of radiation specifically targeted at the lung tumors using stereotactic body radiation therapy, administered by a robotic system.