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October 2020
COVID-19 Creates Problems, Research Supplies Solutions
by Edyta Zielinska
 

Applied research, a discipline which uses inquiry-aided design, has helped Jefferson faculty and students come up with solutions to surprising issues created by the pandemic.

 
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Graphical abstract for clinical research
by Edyta Zielinska
 

Visuals help tell research stories - This research describes how a tube for meals inserted through the abdomen (j-tube) improves patient outcomes after esophageal surgery.

 
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New Immigration Restrictions Cause Turmoil for the International Community
by Karuna Meda
 

An international postdoctoral fellow explains how the executive order suspending thousands of work visas might force her to put her dreams of pursuing cancer research on hold

 
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A researcher in a lab looking through a microscope
 
A New Approach to Understanding the Biology of Wound Healing
by Karuna Meda
 

Researchers use discarded wound dressings as a novel and non-invasive way to study the mechanisms that promote healing.

 
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a dressing being applied to the wound of a white arm.
 
Jefferson Medical Students Learn From the Best at the National Institutes of Health
by Mike Bederka
 

Matt Rohn and Mark Shapses just wrapped up a productive year in the prestigious Medical Research Scholars Program.

 
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Mark Shapses with Anthony Fauci
Mark Shapses with Anthony Fauci
 
More Stories We Wrote:
 

How to Recognize and Support Someone who Feels Hopeless
Wintersteen + O'Meara | Psych | 9.22

Jefferson Headache Center and Ctrl M Health Launch Digital Platform to Support Those Living with Headaches and Migraines
Silberstein | Neuro | 9.17

Adapting to a New Way of Doing Research During the Pandemic
McCarthy | Life Sci | 9.16

 
A Selection of Independently Reported Stories from the Media:
 

Giri and Gomella on Fostering a New Framework for Genetic Testing Guidelines in Prostate Cancer – OncLive
Giri + Gomella | Cancer + Urology | 9.14

How pandemic history can help us understand COVID-19 – The Toronto Star
Smeyne | Neuro | 9.7

Discarded Wound Dressings May Hold Key to Targeted Wound Healing Therapies – GEN
Researcher describes a new approach to study the process of wound healing– News-Medical

South | Derm | 9.16

 
Event: International Symposium on Solitary Confinement (Virtual)
 

This symposium will bring together international experts on the use and impact of solitary confinement. Topics will include the social, psychological, neurobiological and legal impact of solitary confinement, including first person lessons from formally incarcerated individuals and members of the criminal justice system. This event is sponsored by the Provost’s Office at Jefferson and free to the public.

 
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