Health Sciences Archives

Jul 11, 2011

Work by ECU professor issued patent

Collaborative work that included ECU professor Rachel Roper (Microbiology and Immunology) was issued a US Patent March 1. The patent was for "SARS virus nucleotide and amino acid sequences and...

Jul 08, 2011

Carter selected as interim chair

East Carolina University professor Patrick Carter was named interim chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies in the university's College of Allied Health Sciences. Carter teaches emergency medicine and...

Jun 21, 2011

New publications, appointments in Family Medicine

An article by Kathryn M. Kolasa and Lauren MacKenzie Whetstone (Family Medicine) with co-authors, “Effects of a Behavior-Based Weight Management Program Delivered through a State Cooperative Extension and Local Public...

Jun 21, 2011

Smith named certified research administrator

Wendy B. Smith, grants and contracts administrator for the College of Allied Health Sciences, has received national recognition as a certified research administrator.  This certification requires a combination of formal...

Jun 21, 2011

New appointments in Department of Physical Therapy

ECU physical therapy professors Blaise Williams, left, and Walter L. Jenkins were appointed to new roles in the American Physical Therapy Association. Williams was appointed co-chair of the newly-formed Running...

Jun 13, 2011

Bergstrom inducted as ACNM Fellow

Dr. Linda Bergstrom, a former faculty member in the ECU College of Nursing, was one of ten inducted as a fellow of the American College of  Nurse-Midwives at the organization's...

Jun 08, 2011

Technology connects Pirates in Greenville, Guatemala

 The College of Nursing hosted a global classroom by Skype today as faculty members in Greenville talked with ECU students and faculty in Guatemala. Dr. Kim Larson, assistant professor of...

Jun 02, 2011

Pirates Span Four Decades

From the class of 1977 to the class of 2006, four decades of ECU alumni work together at the Carolinas Medical Center, a 1,000+ bed level one trauma center and...

May 24, 2011

Future docs enjoy team-building exercises

Participants in the ECU Summer Program for Future Doctors enjoy team-building exercises May 16 at East Carolina University. The program has traditionally given undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students working toward admission...

May 24, 2011

Oral Cancer Screening held at Clark-LeClair Stadium

ORAL CANCER SCREENING From left, Dr. Frank Serio, associate dean of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, and Dr. Bobby Collins, chief of oral and maxillofacial pathology at...