Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University
Research

Core Facilities:

Office of Research & Graduate Education
Richard Niles, PhD, Associate Dean

Phone: (304) 696-7323
niles@marshall.edu

  • MU JCESOM Research Day (Abstract presenter list now available-click here)
    • 24th Annual Research Day on March 20, 2012, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (registration begins at 7 a.m.) in the Harless Auditorium
      • Theme: Alzheimer's Dementia
      • Speaker: William Thies, PhD, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, National Alzheimer's Association
      • Alzheimer’s Disease Mini-symposium in the
        Harless Auditorium Marshall University Medical Center/Cabell Huntington Hospital

      March 19, 2012 from 4:30 – 6:45 p.m. with Special Guest Moderator: Dr. William Thies

      Speaker

      Title of Presentation

      Richard J. Kryscio, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Biostatistics, University of Kentucky

      “Dementia and Cognitive Impairments: Epidemiology and Risk Factors”

      Shirley M. Neitch, M.D., FACP, Professor of Medicine and Chief of Geriatrics, Joan, C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University

      “Alzheimer’s Disease 2012 – Diagnosis and Treatment”

      Richard Egleton, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Toxicology, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University

      “Alzheimer’s Treatment:  What is in the Discovery Pipeline”?

      Joy Pelfrey, RN, MSN, FNP
      Director of Senior Services, Cabell Huntington Hospital

      “Alzheimer’s Disease: The Psychosocial Effects on the Family and Caregiver”

    • A reception in the atrium of the Medical Center will follow the symposium