Benjamin Abel Archives

Dr. Kelsey Fisher-Wellman, center, works with students during a lab at the East Carolina Heart Institute. Fisher-Wellman teaches a unique course where instead of final grades, students strive for journal publication.
Oct 06, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

STUDENT AUTHORSHIP

When Dr. Kelsey Fisher-Wellman began teaching students in his biochemistry lab at the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine he knew two things — he needed to be productive...

Physical Therapy student Junae Staples, and occupational therapy student Ayoola Ajani, in blue scrubs, work with a family during a student-run clinic for eastern North Carolina patients.
Sep 22, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

SERVICE CLINIC

Physical therapy students from East Carolina University’s College of Allied Health Sciences have been at the helm of a free, student-run clinic for several years, delivering quality health care to...

Markis’ Hamilton, an undergraduate student from Fayetteville State University, works in a hood in the East Carolina University Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building.
Sep 20, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

HEALTH PROMOTION GRANT

An East Carolina University and Fayetteville State University partnership has secured more than $1.3 million in grant funding from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation to address regional public health needs....

Sep 20, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

Nursing students welcomed into profession with Lamp of Learning Ceremony

The East Carolina University College of Nursing’s Class of 2024 were formally welcomed as initiates into the nursing profession during a ceremony Sept. 8 where they were presented with Lamp...

Drs. Sinan Sousan and Jo Anne Balanay discuss their research into the effectiveness of respirators and cloth masks in preventing the transmission of airborne viruses and other contaminants.
Sep 07, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

BREATHING EASY

A recent study by a team of East Carolina University researchers confirmed that while N95 respirator masks are more expensive and a bit less comfortable, they offer much greater protection...

Dr. Ogugua Ndili Obi, assistant professor of pulmonary and critical care, listens to a patient’s lung sounds at Brody School of Medicine’s sarcoidosis clinic.
Aug 15, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

TREATING SARCOIDOSIS

An East Carolina University clinic is gaining international recognition for its efforts to tackle a bedeviling systemic inflammatory disease that affects an unusually high number of people in eastern North...

Aug 08, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

Nursing dean selected as American Academy of Nursing fellow

Dr. Bim Akintade, the new dean of East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, will be inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, recognized by the nursing community...

Dr. Jeffrey Eells, Brody School of Medicine associate professor of anatomy and cell biology, led a study on the relationship between COVID-19 exposure and the likelihood of development of Parkinson’s disease.
Aug 04, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

COVID-PARKINSON’S LINK

A team of scientists, led by researchers from East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, have identified another problem stemming from COVID-19 infections — the potential for greater risk of...

First-year medical student Haris Shehzad receives his white coat during The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University’s annual White Coat Ceremony on July 29.
Jul 29, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel
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2022 WHITE COAT CEREMONY

Excitement resonated from East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus on Friday morning as the Brody School of Medicine officially welcomed 86 new medical students  — all North Carolina residents  —...

Jul 26, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

Lumbee Tribe STEM students visit ECU

High school students from North Carolina’s largest state-recognized Indian tribe — and who have particular interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields — visited East Carolina University’s Health Sciences...