Midwestern University College of Graduate Studies

04/16/2025

Dr. John Kasimos, Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology, and Student Doctor Parker Weiss, OMS-III, are pleased to announce the publication of their new book chapter Benign Vascular Lesions in the newly released textbook, Geriatric Dermatology. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53888-9_57-1

12/12/2024

Holiday Greetings from CGS!

Holiday Greetings from Midwestern University's College of Graduate Studies!

08/31/2024

Congratulations to Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine student Shuaa Rizvi, who was honored with a first-place win in the Basic Research Category during the 2024 Arizona Medical Association’s Annual Meeting for her project “Identification of Stratifin as a Potential Biomarker for Oral Cancer Progression.” The project began during the pursuit of her master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences on the Downers Grove Campus under the mentorship of Hilal Arnouk, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Pathology.

“I didn’t think I was going to win, as this is my first year in medical school. When my name was called, it was very exciting. It meant the research I’m doing is up to the caliber of what we think about when we consider the standards of translational medical research,” Shuaa said. She added, “I think the educational support at Midwestern University for this kind of research is also very prevalent and supportive.”

Shuaa said she was impacted the most by the overall scope of the project and “what it can mean for the future of trying to find not only diagnostic biomarkers, but prognostic indicators for cancer patients as well.” https://vist.ly/3hffy

07/03/2024

Faculty Alejandro Mayer, Michelle Swanson-Mungerson, and Marsha Pierce co-authored a review article titled, "Marine Pharmacology in 2019–2021: Marine Compounds with Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, Anti-Inflammatory, Antiprotozoal, Antituberculosis and Antiviral Activities; Affecting the Immune and Nervous Systems, and Other Miscellaneous Mechanisms of Action" in Marine Drugs MDPI Midwestern University MWU Pharmacology IL

Abstract: The current 2019–2021 marine pharmacology literature review provides a continuation of previous reviews covering the period 1998 to 2018. Preclinical marine pharmacology research during 2019–2021 was published by researchers in 42 countries and contributed novel mechanism-of-action pha...

06/13/2024

Dr. Alesia Prakapenka and her MBS Class of 2024 student, Abigail Hegwood (AZCOM 2028), were featured in a press release after their presentation of Abigail’s thesis research project at the annual Endocrine Society Meeting in Boston June 1-4, 2024.

The Downers Grove Biomedical Sciences program provided funding and supported Abigail's attendance at this meeting.

Researchers found that rats given synthetic estrogen exhibited more behaviors associated with anxiety, compared to a more natural estrogen used in a more modern form of the contraceptive pill.

05/29/2024

MWU Pharmacology IL faculty Dr. Josh Edwards and a student researcher published a review titled, "Treating Diphenhydramine Overdose: A Literature Review of Currently Available Treatment Methods" in MDPI . Midwestern University

From 2019 to 2020, antihistamines were found in 15% of all US drug overdose deaths, often co-administered with fentanyl, with 3.6% of overdose deaths due to antihistamines alone. The most common antihistamine found in all these reported deaths is diphenhydramine, a ubiquitous, over-the-counter and c...

05/21/2024

Faculty researchers work with Midwestern students on important projects

04/17/2024

Here is a local meeting where students can present their research. Registration is available here: https://www.aspet.org/aspet/membership-community/aspet-regional-chapters/great-lakes-chapter/great-lakes-chapter-past-meetings/2024-glc-aspet-37th-annual-meeting

The Great Lakes Chapter (GLC) of will hold its 37th Annual Scientific Meeting on Friday, June 21, 2024 at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in North Chicago highlighting recent advances in the and of and . Register here: https://www.aspet.org/aspet/utility-nav/view-event-details?sessionaltcd=GLC2024

04/12/2024

It is KAS Research Day on the Glendale campus!

04/01/2024

for the is on Friday May 3, 2024 from 8am-5pm. Abstracts are due this Friday, April 5th.

03/15/2024

To all our CCOM 4th year students