Spaine Stephens Archives

Oct 16, 2020
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ECU researcher earns $1.8M grant to study brain, immune system links to hypertension

A researcher in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how communication between...

Oct 08, 2020
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ECU Division of Health Sciences faculty, residents and students earn accolades

When it comes to awards and accolades, East Carolina University’s Division of Health Sciences faculty, staff, residents and students continue to achieve in their fields. Recent honors include grants, organizational...

Sep 30, 2020
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Brody School of Medicine researcher receives NIH funding for skeletal muscle research

A faculty researcher with Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has received a $750,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to further explore the implications of a...

Sep 24, 2020
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MENTAL HEALTH EXPANSION

An East Carolina University team in the Brody School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine has received a $1.2 million federal grant to expand telehealth-based mental health services...

Sep 18, 2020
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EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS

During any ordinary year, the ECU School of Dental Medicine’s residency programs provide a rigorous learning experience for dental school graduates. This year, those residents earned invaluable experience serving during...

Sep 16, 2020
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ECU’s Center for Health Disparities names director

Dr. Keith Keene has been named director of the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine Center for Health Disparities (CHD), effective Aug. 1, 2020. He has served as the...

Sep 10, 2020
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TREATING RARE CANCER

By all accounts a typical teen, Luke Haithcock loved to high-five his friends. The school-hallway equivalent to a handshake, the greeting punctuated Haithcock’s days at South Central High School in...

Sep 02, 2020
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Researcher studying if new ECU-created pesticide is safer for humans

A researcher in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has received a grant to study the human and environmental safety of NoPest, an ECU-created novel pesticide aimed...

Aug 18, 2020
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Brody PhD student earns fellowship to study male contraceptive drug targets

A PhD student in the Brody School of Medicine has earned a highly competitive fellowship from the Male Contraceptive Initiative (MCI), supporting his efforts to identify potential male contraceptive drug...

Jul 30, 2020
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SoDM yields awards, leadership roles during national convention

The ECU School of Dental Medicine’s chapter of the Student National Dental Association (SNDA) was awarded the “Medium Size Chapter of the Year” honor for the second consecutive time at...