Wake Forest Students Honored for Research

Five doctoral candidates in the molecular medicine program at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine were recently honored by the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health for their research. Each student received a cash award to further their work.

The students are:

- Lan Coffman - for research into the development and growth of blood vessels that nourish tumors

- Dawn Delo - for research into cardiovascular regenerative medicine

- JaNae Joyner - for research into the interaction between pregnancy and blood pressure

- Manisha Nautiyal - for research into the role of enzymes in muscle wasting

- Jill Wykosky - for research into anti-cancer drugs that will target brain cancer cells

Wake Forest's MD/PhD program is taught jointly by the University's School of Medicine and its Graduate School. The program's philosophy is to provide students with a thorough education both as clinicians and as researchers. The program seeks applicants who have outstanding academic records and who show the potential and enthusiasm to conduct research beyond the college level.

Sources:

"WFU Student Researchers Win Awards" - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area, August 14, 2006

"MD-PhD Program: Medical Research for the New Century" - webpage, Wake Forest University School of Medicine (www1.wfubmc.edu/PTCR/MD+PhD+Program/)