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10/20/2011 10/20/2011

CPHR Student, Yendelela Cuffee, awarded a Health Services Dissertation grant by the Agency Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)  

Yendelela Cuffee MPH, is a fourth year student in the CPHR program with an interest in prevention and management of cardiovascular disease among African Americans. She was recently awarded a Health Services Dissertation grant from the Agency Healthcare Research and

10/20/2011 10/20/2011

CPHR Student, Lisa Lines, Wins Student Travel Award to Attend the International Conference on Health Policy Statistics  

Lisa Lines won a student travel award to attend the International Conference on Health Policy Statistics in Cleveland in October. At the conference, she presented a poster entitled "Quantile Regression Analysis of the Effect of Health Maintenance Organization Enrollment on

4/19/2011 4/28/2011

2011 CPHR Graduate, Lauren Gellar, Accepts Assistant Professor Position in Public Health Nutrition at University of Tennessee  

Dr. Gellar has accepted a tenure track assistant professor position in Public Health Nutrition at the University of Tennessee. She will continue to conduct research which focuses on the behavioral and physiological factors associated with nutritional health status and how

4/10/2011 4/28/2011

CPHR Student, Yendelela L. Cuffee, Awarded 2011 HOPE Scholarship  

The Hope Scholarship is awarded by the Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP) at Harvard. The Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP), founded in 1991, was incorporated as a not for profit organization in 1994. BSCP's first student conference took place in

11/15/2010 4/28/2011

Publication of Shira Fischer, MDPhD and CPHR Student, featured on Agency for Heathcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Network site  

Shira Fischer's recent publication in the Journal of the Americal Medical Information Association, Impact of health information technology interventions to improve medication laboratory monitoring for ambulatory patients a systematic review, was featured this week in the What's New this Week (11 10 2010)

6/22/2010 4/28/2011

2010 CPHR Graduate, Hoa Nguyen, Accepts Position at Yale University School of Medicine  

Dr. Nguyen has accepted an Associate Research Scientist position in the Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. As part of the Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) research team, Dr. Nguyen will

6/22/2010 4/28/2011

2010 CPHR Graduate, James Potts, Accepts Position at Biogen Idec  

Dr. Potts (2010 CPHR Graduate) has accepted a position as a Biostatistician at the Global Medical Affairs branch of Biogen Idec in Wellesley, MA. He will participate in multiple Phase IV studies, including involvement in study design discussions and running

5/26/2010 4/28/2011

CPHR Student, Tanya Lord, MPH, Awarded Health Services Dissertation Grant from the Agency Healthcare Research and Quality  

Tanya Lord, MPH, is a fourth year student in the CPHR program with an interest in Patient Safety research. She was recently awarded a Health Services Dissertation grant from the Agency Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). This grant will support

2/4/2010 4/28/2011

2010 CPHR Graduate, Mary Jane Bentley, Accepts Position as Postdoctoral Fellow in the Yale Child Study Center  

Dr. Bentley has accepted a position as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Yale Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT. She will be involved in a number of research projects as part of a NIMH

1/12/2010 4/28/2011

CPHR Student, Yong Chen, Examines Prescribing of Antipsychotic Medications for Nursing Home Residents  

JAMA News ReleaseCHICAGO Older adults newly admitted to nursing homes with high rates of antipsychotic prescribing in the previous year are more likely to receive antipsychotic agents, according to a report in the January 11 issue of Archives of Internal

12/8/2009 4/28/2011

2008 CPHR Graduate, Hongliu Ding, MD, MPH, PhD to Join Harvard Medical School as Research Fellow  

Dr. Ding will join in Dr. Clemens Scherzers Neurogenomics group at Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard Medical School as a genetic epidemiologist focusing on analyzing and conducting genetic, gene expression, integrative genomic, and laboratory biomarker studies nested in Harvard NeuroDiscovery

12/2/2009 4/28/2011

CPHR Student, James Potts, MPH, Awarded Public Health Research Dissertation Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  

James A. Potts, MPH, is a fourth year student in the CPHR program with an interest in infectious disease research. He was recently awarded a public health research dissertation grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to

12/2/2009 4/28/2011

CPHR Student, Elena Salmoirago-Blotcher, Receives Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award  

Elena Salmoirago Blotcher, MD, is a cardiologist who joined CPHR as a full time student in 2007 to launch a research career after being a practicing clinician for many years. She recently was awarded a National Research Service Award for

12/2/2009 4/28/2011

CPHR Graduates First Three PhDs  

Hongliu Ding, MD, MPH, PhD and Virginia Briggs, MS, PhD (pictured right at June Commencement) as well as Mayra Tisminetzky,MD, MPH, PhD, are the first group of graduates from the CPHR Program. Dr. Briggs conducted an observational study, “Injection Treatment

12/2/2009 4/28/2011

CPHR Student, James Potts, MPH, Receives ASTMH Award  

James Potts, CPHR third year student, received a runner up Young Investigator award and $250 for his poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH). The 57th ASTMH was held in New