Dec. 2 Translational Research Lecture Explores Year-Out Research Experiences for Med Students

November 19, 2010

Photo of Kristine BusseThe next lecture in the 2010-2011 Translational Research Lecture Series is scheduled on Thursday, Dec. 2, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Room 120 White Hall. The series is presented by the WSU Medical Student Research Club. All BSOM faculty and students are invited to attend.

The featured speaker will be Kristine Busse, an M4 student at WSU who spent the past academic year in a year-out research program at the Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center at the University of California-San Francisco. She was sub-investigator in 6 clinical trials in psoriasis and eczema, working under the mentorship of John Koo, M.D., a key opinion leader in the psoriasis field. Busse’s talk will discuss clinical trials as well as the process of putting together a year-out research experience during medical school.

Dinner will be provided on Dec. 2. Please RSVP to Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) if you plan to attend.

“Framing Answerable Research Questions” is the theme of the 2010-2011 Translational Research Lecture Series. Visit the Research Learning Community on MedU for the series schedule and links to videos and related reading for the lectures.


Women’s Dermatologic Society Offers Student Grants

October 30, 2008

The Women’s Dermatologic Society (WDS) offers grants of up to $2000 to qualifying medical students interested in learning more about dermatology by working with a leading dermatologist in private practice or at a university. The application deadline for 2009 awards is December 31, 2008. See the WDS Medical Student Awareness Program for details about eligibility and the application process.



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