Congratulations to the WesternU Class of 2022! WesternU held five Commencement ceremonies at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium May 18-20, 2022.
Visit WesternU's Instagram and Facebook feeds to view photos from all the ceremonies.
For those attending Commencement, use #WesternUGrad2022 to get your photos featured on our socials, especially as a Story on @westernunews on Instagram!
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COP Assistant Professor Simon Bulley, PhD, received a $154,000 AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) award for his two-year project titled, “The Role of Aquaporins in Resistance-Sized Arteries.” The project will explore the effects of dehydration on the expression and functions of aquaporins in resistance-sized artery vascular smooth muscle cells. The three aims of the project are (1) to see the effect of dehydration and water restrictions on aquaglyceroporin expression and function in resistance-sized arteries, 2) to determine whether estrogen regulates aquaglyceroporin expression and function in females, and (3) to measure the effect of glycerol pretreatment on aquaglyceroporin expression in resistance-sized arteries.
Dr. Bulley and his lab members MSPS alumna Angela Reinert and MSPS candidate Young Choi presented their most recent poster presentation:
Choi Y, Reinert A, Bulley S. The function of beta3-adrenergic receptors in resistance-sized arteries. Experimental Biology; 2022 April 2-5; Philadelphia, PA.
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COMP and COMP-Northwest news |
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COMP-Northwest students from the Lebanon Ultrasound Club hosted an innovative ultrasound probe workshop May 13 where they tested some high-end probes and systems. Co-Presidents Chris Cariello and Adam Garman, Treasurer Steven Mayberry and their mentor, COMP-Northwest Professor Brion Benninger, MD, MBChB, MSc-Sports Medicine, led the event, which featured the latest probes and systems from GE ultrasound. The club workshop also included hand held probes (GE Vscan Air, Clarius, Butterfly) and Sonivate dual array finger probes as well as GE high resolution linear probes. Dr. Mandi Hudson, COMP-Northwest's Interim Site Lead, attended the club workshop and interacted with the students. Dr. Benninger held an integrated clinical ultrasound tutorial, which included sonoanatomy, dynamic anatomy and point of care skills. Dr. Benninger thanks the outgoing club presidents and treasurer for an amazing job of leadership, teaching and developing a vibrant website for the ultrasound club to flourish.
In this photo, Chris Cariello (seated) serves as the sonographer to "patient" Adam Garman, with Dr. Benninger supervising.
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Pacific Northwest Medical Student Research Journal |
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The editorial staff of the Pacific Northwest Medical Student Research Journal is proud to announce the publication of the second volume of the journal.
This is a student-led, peer-reviewed research journal that was founded by WesternU students. Currently the student staff are all WesternU students, but the journal has also published manuscripts by students from other medical schools. The peer reviewers are made up of Pacific Northwest professionals and the list is constantly expanding.
The staff would like to thank everyone who submitted their manuscripts and who volunteered their time as student and peer reviewers.
Outgoing leadership - Co-Editors in Chief: Emily Cloward and Whitley Nelson, Managing Editor: Steven Gay
Incoming leadership - Co-Editors in Chief: Zoe Zhang and Ajith Raja, Managing Editor: Neh Shah
Dr. Glen Kisby, PhD, Journal Advisor
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Studio portraits, June 14 and July 1 |
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Public Affairs and Marketing is holding open studio portrait days from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2022 and Friday, July 1, 2022 for all faculty and staff on the Pomona campus. Please click on the link below and sign up for a timeslot that works for your schedule if you would like a new studio portrait. We will schedule additional portrait days for those who cannot come to the studio on these days.
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KJA Grant Development Workshop |
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9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, presented by CGN Community of Scholars.
The KJA Grant Development Workshop will combine classic education/seminar style information, as well as active learning through group brainstorming activities and discussions to deepen participant understanding of the grant development process and its role in the lifecycle of a grant. This training will focus on how to develop a concept paper that will lay the foundation for a quality grant proposal and position an applicant for success.
Learning Objective: By the end of this session, participants will learn about key planning documents that enhance the grant development process and improve the likelihood for successful implementation.
Presented by Kim Joyce, GPC, and Kimberly Rogers, GPC.
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Please welcome the following recent hires to WesternU:
WesternU Pet Health Center: Manual Lozada, Animal Care Assistant
CDM: Lucian O'Connor, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Curriculum Manager
Afsaneh Ghadimi, Registered Dental Assistant Dispensary/Sterilization
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