WVU Medicine and WVU Health Sciences will host an inspiring conference for those passionate about improving outcomes for their patients and communities on May 18 in the WVU Health Sciences Center Okey Patteson Auditorium.
Research
This series of workshops will introduce the concepts, tools and techniques needed to effectively manage files, back up data and organize drafts and rewrites to spend more time focused on research and less time searching through folders and hard drives.
Do sweeteners used in electronic cigarettes contribute to tooth decay? Senior dental hygiene students Savannah Lahey and Megan Merritt explored the effects four of the most common ones have on growth of Streptococcus mutans, the bacteria responsible for dental cavities.
This session will focus on campus-community partnerships invested in research, by giving priority to community perspectives, honoring mutually beneficial relationships and upholding social justice values.
Participants, who may be eligible to receive monetary incentives, must wear a Fitbit for at least 15 weeks and attend two 30-minute sessions in the Life Sciences Building.
Ho found his way to WVU with research on his mind and a desire to give back to his state. As a biochemistry major, he’s working under mentor Blake Mertz on his thesis, “Identifying Characteristics of Drug Molecules that Suppress Inflammation in the Body Using Computational Methods.”