Our students, faculty and staff were thrilled to participate on admissions and student panels and meet perspective Warrior MDs at the 2025 Michigan Medical Education Day on Nov. 8 in Kalamazoo. A huge shoutout to everyone who attended!

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Medical students connecting with veterans, community members through game of chess Members of a student organization at the Wayne State University School of Medicine are using a popular game of strategy to connect physicians-in-training with members of the community in which they le...

The Wayne State University School of Medicine's Chess Club student organization are using the popular game of strategy to connect physicians-in-training with members of the community in which they learn and serve. #WayneState #WiseGuysChess #VADetroit
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School of Medicine’s Michelle Kosso wins national kudos for Transition to Residency course The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Integrated Curriculum Coordinator Michelle Kosso was named Coordinator of the Year at the Transition to Residency Educators Symposium, held virtually .....

We have a fantastic Transition to Residency course for our M4s thanks to individuals like coordinator Michelle Kosso! #waynestate #transitiontoresidency #medicalschool #m4 #year4

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We hosted our seventh Medical Education Research and Innovation Conference on Oct. 27! Thank you to everyone who participated and attended!
READ MORE: https://today.wayne.edu/medicine/news/2025/10/29/winners-revealed-for-2025-medical-education-research-and-innovation-conference-67536

School of Medicine student Tareq Hanna wins research accolades at national conference Wayne State University School of Medicine student Tareq Hanna secured the award for Outstanding Science Impact at the annual Orthopedic Summit, a multi-specialty conference held Sept. 19-21 in Las Veg...

Congrats to medical student Tareq Hanna, who secured the award for Outstanding Science Impact at the Orthopedic Summit in Las Vegas. The award is given to one medical student deemed to have the top and most impactful podium presentation in basic sciences. READ MORE:
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These #WarriorMD medical students all had the opportunity to present a poster at the Society of General Internal Medicine Midwest meeting, held last week in Cleveland, Ohio. Way to go, everyone!

#SGIM #SGIMMidwest #warriorsinthewild #waynestateuniversity

Finding Home as an international graduate student at Wayne State

Wayne Medicine Ph.D. student and Graduate Ambassador Thamarahansi Mugunamalwaththa journeyed from Sri Lanka to attend Wayne State. What she found was a community that makes newcomers quickly feel right at home.
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Inpatient exposure to breakthrough medical device intervention drives outpatient drug abstinence in substance use disorder Results from a study led by scientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine testing a neurostimulation device lends additional credence to the device’s role in successfully treating subs.....

Dr. Mark Greenwald is leading a clinical trial of the NET Device, a non-invasive, battery-powered, portable device that provides bilateral transcutaneous alternating current stimulation for patients experiencing opioid withdrawal. #waynestateuniversity
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April Idalski Carcone, Ph.D., professor of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at our Wayne State University School of Medicine, is the co-PI on research exploring the use of virtual reality to reduce stress in young adults suffering from diabetes. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/4o13Vvs

Circadian disruption is linked to sleep disorders, metabolic disease, neurodegeneration & cancer. Modulating activity of a system in cells called the ubiquitin-proteasome system, or UPS, could provide a new class of interventions.

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New test developed at Wayne State may explain why an E. coli lookalike bacteria goes undetected Doctoral student Pelumi Oladipo and advisor Jeffrey Ram, Ph.D., at a recent research poster presentation. A new DNA-powered test developed at the Wayne State University School of Medicine w...

Is it E. coli or something else? A test developed by Wayne State Ph.D. student Pelumi Oladipo and Prof. of Physiology Dr. Jeffrey Ram, will help docs distinguish between two related but genetically different bacteria, improving diagnosis & treatment. https://bit.ly/4n0Oxha

Our Wayne State med students are so caring & creativity! They painted 48 baby onesies for “our little fighters” at #ChildrensHospitalofMichigan Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which will be given later this month to families with a note of encouragement. Read more at https://bit.ly/3WxyUTv
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Assistant Professor of Oncology Dr. Michael Wilson has received a #VFoundation grant to further his studies into therapeutic targets of early onset uterine cancer.
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#WayneStateUniversity #UterineCancer #VictoryoverCancer

On Oct. 4, the American College of Surgeons honored our esteemed, longtime @waynestate Professor of Surgery Anna Marie Ledgerwood, M.D., FACS, at right, with the Dr. Mary Edwards Walker Inspiring Women in Surgery Award. Congratulations to a true trailblazer!
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Prenatal Zika virus exposure causes long-term, sex-specific immune changes in offspring, study finds A team of researchers at the C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development at Wayne State University has uncovered how exposure to the Zika virus during pregnancy can cause lasting, sex-specific c...

A team at our C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth & Development has uncovered how exposure to #Zikavirus during pregnancy can cause lasting, sex-specific changes to a child’s immune system, even when no birth defects are apparent.

@waynestateresearch #waynestateuniversity
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Our medical students (along with @waynestate Senior Vice President for Health Affairs Dr. Bernard Costello) attended "Healthcare Reimagined: CEO Insights on Healthcare & Medical Innovation," held Oct. 1 at the Detroit Economic Club! Thank you to @henryfordhealth for sponsoring our students' table.

Dr. Alyson Sujkowski's experimental model mimicking a sedentary lifestyle showing lack of movement leads to weaker muscles and shorter lifespans. But, the experiments also showed that even short exercise programs dramatically improved lifelong health.

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Warrior Week is here! Visit wayne.edu/warrior-week for a complete rundown of events on campus, ending with the homecoming football game on Oct. 4!

#warriorweek #waynestateuniversity #homecoming2025 #thennowalways

Grant news! The #NationalEyeInstitute of the #NationalInstitutesofHealth will help @waynestate researchers develop new treatments for patients with corneal injury and disease. https://bit.ly/4pGEqk7
#NIH #waynestateresearch #cornealinjury

💚🔰💛 @waynstate retained its ranking as one of the top 100 public universities in the country in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best College rankings. https://bit.ly/42N5sfK

Empowering tomorrow’s physicians through the Medical Alumni Annual Fund Empowering tomorrow’s physicians through the Medical Alumni Annual Fund

On this #WarriorWednesday, we're shining the spotlight on how our students lead with care and address health disparities early in their medical education through opportunities provided by the Medical Alumni Annual Fund.

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New imaging probe helps track, possibly treat, prostate cancer before resistance to treatment develops Researchers at Wayne State University and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute have developed a chemical imaging probe that resists the breakdown of certain compounds in the body, giving doctors ...

LEARN MORE about this exciting new cancer research breakthrough: https://today.wayne.edu/medicine/news/2025/09/16/new-imaging-probe-helps-track-possibly-treat-prostate-cancer-before-resistance-to-treatment-develops-67191

On Wednesday, @waynestate med students Luv Thakkar and Sanjana Kumar, w/ Sr Assoc. Dean of Students Dr. Margit Chadwell, received a $15,000 start-up grant from the @cityofdetroit for Fluoroscreen, their medical innovation that would detect colon cancer via a urine test. We're beyond proud of them!

M.D./Ph.D. student leverages free open-source software, reveals standardized method to analyze 2D images of retinal structures Wayne State University M.D./Ph.D. student Yasmeen Berry is sharing through a published study how an open-source software platform called CellProfiler has provided a standardized method for quantifying...

M.D./Ph.D. student Yasmeen Berry is sharing through a published study how an open-source software platform called CellProfiler has led to better understanding of the mechanisms underlying retinal damage and repair. LEARN MORE:
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Hypertension-related kidney disease mortality has risen by 48% in 25 years, Wayne State resident’s study shows A study led by Wayne State University School of Medicine Internal Medicine resident and graduate student Joiven Nyongbella, M.D., is the first to examine 25 years of national data on hypertensive kidn...

A study led by Wayne State University School of Medicine Internal Medicine resident and M.P.H. student Joiven Nyongbella, M.D., is the first to examine 25 years of national data on hypertensive kidney disease deaths across all states and major demographic groups. https://bit.ly/3IclVDo

We had perfect late summer weather for our 6th "Walk with a Doc" event, hosted Monday by our Office of Faculty Affairs. The goal of each session is to provide medical students and younger faculty with guidance from senior faculty while walking.

#WalkwithaDoc #waynestate

Medical students from the @waynestate chapter of the American Medical Association partnered with #LifeRemodeled last weekend to provide blood pressure screenings at the nonprofit's Durfee Innovation Society in Detroit. Thanks for having us!

Here we go! #WayneStateUniversity celebrated the groundbreaking of the Health Sciences Research Building, which is slated for completion in spring 2028 at 545 E. Canfield Street in #Detroit, directly across the street from our School of Medicine. https://bit.ly/3VIVxnz

Breathing lower oxygen air may improve spinal cord injury patients' sleep health and blood pressure control A trial led by Wayne State University interventionist Gino Panza, Ph.D., may prove that breathing mild lower oxygen air in a controlled environment has the potential to improve blood pressure control ...

For individuals living with spinal cord injuries, there are currently no interventions showing strong improvements in blood pressure control without major side effects. The work of Dr. Gino Panza could change that.

New therapy for aggressive brain cancer has roots in the lab of Wayne State University researcher For Gen Sheng Wu, Ph.D., professor of Oncology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and a member of the Molecular Therapeutics Research Program at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute...

This tumor treatment breakthrough is "a dream come true" for Dr. Wu. ONC201, now renamed dordaviprone (ModeysoTM), was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 6 to treat a rare and aggressive brain cancer.

@waynestate @karmanoscancer

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